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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Long Beach on time 83% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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


American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	DFW 08:30 → SMF 10:08AA 2633	3h 02m Sacramento	SMF 13:10 → LGB 14:40WN 2414	8h 10m	98%	93%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	DFW 07:00 → LAS 07:51AA 1969	3h 44m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	7h 45m	99%	91%
Delta Details →	DFW 07:45 → SLC 09:34DL 1291	1h 31m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:05 → LGB 12:02DL 1116	6h 17m	95%	83%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	DFW 12:24 → SMF 14:02AA 2634	2h 13m Sacramento	SMF 16:15 → LGB 17:40WN 2485	7h 16m	84%	75%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	DFW 08:55 → PHX 09:29AA 520	2h 11m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → LGB 12:55WN 2505	6h 00m	90%	74%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DFW 11:30 → SLC 13:10AA 2613	1h 55m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:05 → LGB 16:10DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest	6h 40m	73%	66%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	DFW 15:34 → PHX 15:59AA 554	3h 16m Phoenix	PHX 19:15 → LGB 20:30WN 4352	6h 56m	93%	54%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	DFW 13:44 → DEN 14:55UA 248	3h 20m Denver	DEN 18:15 → LGB 20:00WN 1037	8h 11m	96%	53%

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