Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest AUS → LGB (3h 15m), on time 7 times in 10. Southwest via Las Vegas (5h 23m) is more reliable, 91%, but takes 2h 08m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	AUS	LGB	3h 15m	69%	0.0%	428	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Long Beach on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Long Beach is 2 h behind Austin). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	AUS 09:22 → LAS 10:08WN 322	1h 27m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	5h 23m	97%	91%
Southwest Details →	AUS 06:40 → PHX 07:00WN 374	1h 35m Phoenix	PHX 08:35 → LGB 09:55WN 165	5h 15m	98%	89%
Southwest Details →	AUS 05:50 → LAS 06:35WN 321	1h 20m Las Vegas	LAS 07:55 → LGB 09:05WN 276	5h 15m	100%	86%
Southwest Details →	AUS 07:20 → SJC 08:50WN 398	1h 05m San Jose	SJC 09:55 → LGB 11:15WN 4958	5h 55m	93%	85%
Delta Details →	AUS 08:15 → SLC 10:13DL 2618	52m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:05 → LGB 12:02DL 1116	5h 47m	91%	81%
Delta Details →	AUS 14:31 → SLC 16:40DL 3908 · flown by SkyWest	3h 53m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:33 → LGB 21:29DL 3124	8h 58m	99%	80%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	AUS 08:30 → PHX 09:00DL 3747 · flown by SkyWest	2h 40m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → LGB 12:55WN 2505	6h 25m	96%	80%
Southwest Details →	AUS 15:50 → LAS 16:40WN 4143	3h 20m Las Vegas	LAS 20:00 → LGB 21:10WN 2031	7h 20m	100%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	AUS 12:20 → SLC 14:09DL 2671	56m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:05 → LGB 16:10DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest	5h 50m	73%	67%
Southwest Details →	AUS 16:05 → DAL 17:15WN 277	1h 15m Dallas	DAL 18:30 → LGB 19:35WN 1336	5h 30m	70%	30%
Southwest Details →	AUS 15:25 → PHX 15:50WN 376	50m Phoenix	PHX 16:40 → LGB 17:55WN 149	4h 30m	51%	28%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

LAS · 1h 20m · leaves 05:50 0%

SJC · 1h 05m · leaves 07:20 7%

SLC · 52m · leaves 08:15 9%

Afternoon and evening

DAL · 1h 15m · leaves 16:05 30%

LAS · 1h 15m · leaves 17:55 40%

PHX · 50m · leaves 15:25 49%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON