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 → LGB (3h 20m), on time 3 times in 4. Southwest via Las Vegas (6h 00m) is more reliable, 90%, but takes 2h 40m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	LGB	3h 20m	75%	1.2%	509	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 Dallas). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	DAL 07:40 → SMF 09:15WN 4218	3h 55m Sacramento	SMF 13:10 → LGB 14:40WN 2414	9h 00m	98%	94%
Southwest Details →	DAL 07:25 → LAS 08:10WN 2964	3h 25m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	7h 20m	96%	90%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → PHX 06:28WN 1379	2h 07m Phoenix	PHX 08:35 → LGB 09:55WN 165	5h 55m	100%	90%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 1318	1h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 07:55 → LGB 09:05WN 276	5h 00m	98%	84%
Southwest Details →	DAL 08:50 → PHX 09:20WN 4410	2h 20m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → LGB 12:55WN 2505	6h 05m	97%	79%
Southwest Details →	DAL 08:50 → OAK 10:30WN 1268	4h 00m Oakland	OAK 14:30 → LGB 15:55WN 2951	9h 05m	97%	71%
Southwest Details →	DAL 08:30 → MDW 10:45WN 1356	2h 30m Chicago	MDW 13:15 → LGB 15:30WN 4413	9h 00m	100%	63%
Southwest Details →	DAL 16:35 → LAS 17:25WN 1322	2h 35m Las Vegas	LAS 20:00 → LGB 21:10WN 2031	6h 35m	92%	62%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DAL 15:20 → PHX 15:45WN 4129	55m Phoenix	PHX 16:40 → LGB 17:55WN 149	4h 35m	43%	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

LAS · 1h 05m · leaves 06:05 2%

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 55m · leaves 15:20 57%

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 1408 DAL 07:00 → SLC Delta DL 1116 SLC 11:05 → LGB Connection details →	2h 25m	7h 02m	96%	85%

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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