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, one ticket

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.


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%

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.


American AA 2633 DFW 08:30 → SMF Southwest WN 2414 SMF 13:10 → LGB Connection details →	3h 02m	8h 10m	98%	93%
American AA 1969 DFW 07:00 → LAS Southwest WN 2260 LAS 11:35 → LGB Connection details →	3h 44m	7h 45m	99%	91%
American AA 2634 DFW 12:24 → SMF Southwest WN 2485 SMF 16:15 → LGB Connection details →	2h 13m	7h 16m	84%	75%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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