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: Alaska CLE → SEA (5h 11m), on time 63% of the time. United via Dulles (8h 51m) is more reliable, 90%, but takes 3h 40m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	CLE	SEA	5h 11m	64%	1.8%	456	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Seattle on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Seattle is 3 h behind Cleveland). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	CLE 15:42 → LAX 17:38UA 679	3h 34m Los Angeles	LAX 21:12 → SEA 23:59AS 495	11h 17m	99%	91%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	CLE 07:36 → PHX 08:55AA 3110	3h 10m Phoenix	PHX 12:05 → SEA 15:18DL 2419	10h 42m	97%	90%
United Details →	CLE 06:00 → IAD 07:15UA 1252	1h 45m Dulles	IAD 09:00 → SEA 11:51UA 2101	8h 51m	99%	90%
United Details →	CLE 07:15 → LAX 09:12UA 776	2h 31m Los Angeles	LAX 11:43 → SEA 14:36UA 325	10h 21m	97%	86%
Southwest + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	CLE 06:40 → BNA 07:10WN 4568	2h 15m Nashville	BNA 09:25 → SEA 12:26AS 623	8h 46m	100%	85%
Delta + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	CLE 07:28 → SLC 09:30DL 2207	3h 21m Salt Lake City	SLC 12:51 → SEA 14:04AS 664	9h 36m	96%	84%
Delta Details →	CLE 05:35 → ATL 07:22DL 2734	3h 48m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → SEA 13:38DL 648	11h 03m	98%	84%
United Details →	CLE 09:00 → ORD 09:34UA 1355	3h 56m Chicago	ORD 13:30 → SEA 16:09UA 1660	10h 09m	100%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLE 11:51 → DFW 13:42AA 1680	51m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:33 → SEA 16:47AA 727	7h 56m	67%	37%
American Details →	CLE 17:12 → PHL 18:47AA 5129 · flown by PSA	48m Philadelphia	PHL 19:35 → SEA 22:56AA 3259	8h 44m	55%	35%
American Details →	CLE 19:52 → DFW 21:48AA 1682	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:41 → SEA 00:57 +1AA 1487	8h 05m	45%	19%

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

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 05:30 2%

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 08:05 5%

IAD · 1h 17m · leaves 10:37 5%

Afternoon and evening

SFO · 59m · leaves 17:40 44%

PHL · 48m · leaves 17:12 45%

DFW · 53m · leaves 19:52 55%

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