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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 8% of the time at 9 am and 28% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


Southwest	DAL	LAX	3h 25m	70%	1.0%	1,470	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	DAL 07:00 → SLC 08:40WN 1408	2h 40m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:20 → LAX 12:15WN 3746	7h 15m	100%	94%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → DEN 07:00WN 1296	2h 35m Denver	DEN 09:35 → LAX 11:05WN 1569	7h 05m	100%	91%
Delta Details →	DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516	2h 15m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LAX 13:05DL 326	9h 03m	97%	87%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 1318	2h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 09:00 → LAX 10:15WN 973	6h 10m	100%	83%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → PHX 06:28WN 1379	1h 27m Phoenix	PHX 07:55 → LAX 09:20WN 2427	5h 20m	100%	83%
Southwest Details →	DAL 07:25 → LAS 08:10WN 2964	4h 00m Las Vegas	LAS 12:10 → LAX 13:30WN 3168	8h 05m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	DAL 10:09 → ATL 13:20DL 441	1h 15m Atlanta	ATL 14:35 → LAX 16:16DL 753	8h 07m	92%	75%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → MDW 08:15WN 1355	1h 55m Chicago	MDW 10:10 → LAX 12:30WN 2433	8h 30m	100%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DAL 18:40 → ATL 22:00DL 2780	50m Atlanta	ATL 22:50 → LAX 00:31 +1DL 575	7h 52m	72%	47%
Southwest Details →	DAL 17:55 → DEN 19:25WN 1303	1h 40m Denver	DEN 21:05 → LAX 22:40WN 3110	6h 40m	73%	27%
Southwest Details →	DAL 12:52 → MSY 14:22WN 3790	1h 08m New Orleans	MSY 15:30 → LAX 17:30WN 3004	6h 38m	64%	23%

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

ATL · 1h 05m · leaves 06:05 8%

DEN · 50m · leaves 06:00 14%

SMF · 50m · leaves 07:40 45%

Afternoon and evening

HOU · 1h 00m · leaves 20:30 28%

ATL · 50m · leaves 18:40 28%

LAS · 55m · leaves 19:10 61%

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.


Southwest WN 1318 DAL 06:05 → LAS United UA 203 LAS 10:45 → LAX Connection details →	3h 55m	8h 00m	100%	94%
Southwest WN 4129 DAL 15:20 → PHX United UA 4722 PHX 18:54 → LAX Connection details →	3h 09m	7h 11m	95%	92%
Southwest WN 1296 DAL 06:00 → DEN United UA 405 DEN 10:02 → LAX Connection details →	3h 02m	7h 34m	100%	91%

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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