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 BNA → LGB (4h 40m), on time 7 times in 10. Southwest via Las Vegas (7h 45m) is more reliable, 94%, but takes 3h 05m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	BNA	LGB	4h 40m	71%	0.3%	365	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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 Nashville). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	BNA 07:00 → LAS 08:50WN 3993	2h 45m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	7h 45m	100%	94%
Southwest Details →	BNA 05:20 → PHX 06:55WN 635	1h 40m Phoenix	PHX 08:35 → LGB 09:55WN 165	6h 35m	96%	89%
Delta Details →	BNA 14:01 → SLC 16:37DL 1593	3h 56m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:33 → LGB 21:29DL 3124	9h 28m	100%	82%
Southwest Details →	BNA 08:02 → PHX 09:38WN 3770	2h 02m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → LGB 12:55WN 2505	6h 53m	99%	81%
Southwest Details →	BNA 14:10 → SMF 16:45WN 4124	2h 50m Sacramento	SMF 19:35 → LGB 21:02WN 4934	8h 53m	94%	77%
Southwest Details →	BNA 15:05 → SJC 17:40WN 674	2h 10m San Jose	SJC 19:50 → LGB 21:10WN 4907	8h 00m	95%	75%
Delta Details →	BNA 07:35 → SLC 10:13DL 1068	52m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:05 → LGB 12:02DL 1116	6h 27m	83%	73%
Southwest Details →	BNA 09:20 → MDW 11:00WN 1473	2h 15m Chicago	MDW 13:15 → LGB 15:30WN 4413	8h 10m	100%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	BNA 10:45 → MDW 12:20WN 575	55m Chicago	MDW 13:15 → LGB 15:30WN 4413	6h 45m	44%	29%
Southwest Details →	BNA 15:25 → DAL 17:20WN 489	1h 10m Dallas	DAL 18:30 → LGB 19:35WN 1336	6h 10m	57%	24%

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

SLC · 52m · leaves 07:35 17%

Afternoon and evening

DAL · 1h 10m · leaves 15:25 43%

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.


American AA 3086 BNA 07:28 → PHX Southwest WN 2505 PHX 11:40 → LGB Connection details →	2h 27m	7h 27m	92%	76%
American AA 2972 BNA 14:20 → PHX Southwest WN 4352 PHX 19:15 → LGB Connection details →	3h 11m	8h 10m	98%	57%
Frontier F9 3777 BNA 15:41 → LAS Southwest WN 2031 LAS 20:00 → LGB Connection details →	2h 20m	7h 29m	83%	56%

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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