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 DAL → SNA (3h 20m), on time 72% of the time. Southwest via Las Vegas (6h 20m) is more reliable, 84%, but takes 3h 00m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	SNA	3h 20m	73%	0.8%	364	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 1318	1h 55m Las Vegas	LAS 08:45 → SNA 10:04DL 4078 · flown by SkyWest	5h 59m	98%	86%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → PHX 06:28WN 1379	3h 27m Phoenix	PHX 09:55 → SNA 11:15WN 3001	7h 15m	100%	82%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → DEN 07:00WN 1296	50m Denver	DEN 07:50 → SNA 09:15WN 1745	5h 15m	86%	81%
Southwest + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 07:25 → LAS 08:10WN 2964	3h 07m Las Vegas	LAS 11:17 → SNA 12:34F9 1699	7h 09m	92%	80%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 08:40 → DEN 09:45WN 239	3h 40m Denver	DEN 13:25 → SNA 14:56UA 1707	8h 16m	97%	79%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 07:00 → SLC 08:40WN 1408	2h 15m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:55 → SNA 11:56DL 1835	6h 56m	96%	78%
Southwest + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 08:50 → PHX 09:20WN 4410	3h 00m Phoenix	PHX 12:20 → SNA 13:42F9 4957	6h 52m	97%	76%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 11:35 → DEN 12:35WN 3563	3h 25m Denver	DEN 16:00 → SNA 17:30UA 2657	7h 55m	97%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DAL 19:10 → LAS 20:00WN 1323	1h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 21:15 → SNA 22:20WN 1590	5h 15m	66%	52%
Southwest Details →	DAL 17:55 → DEN 19:25WN 1303	1h 05m Denver	DEN 20:30 → SNA 21:55WN 744	6h 00m	56%	28%
Southwest Details →	DAL 15:20 → PHX 15:45WN 4129	1h 00m Phoenix	PHX 16:45 → SNA 18:00WN 4510	4h 40m	50%	21%

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 · 50m · leaves 06:00 14%

Afternoon and evening

LAS · 1h 15m · leaves 19:10 34%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 17:55 44%

PHX · 1h 00m · leaves 15:20 50%

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