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 3 times in 5.

Best connections, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Long Beach on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Long Beach is 3 h behind Newark). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	EWR 07:15 → SLC 10:13DL 1009	52m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:05 → LGB 12:02DL 1116	7h 47m	69%	61%

No one-ticket connection fits with layovers up to 4 hours. Try any airlines.

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

SLC · 52m · leaves 07:15 31%

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.


United UA 1139 EWR 06:30 → LAS Southwest WN 2260 LAS 11:35 → LGB Connection details →	2h 41m	9h 15m	98%	92%
United UA 2646 EWR 06:30 → PHX Southwest WN 2505 PHX 11:40 → LGB Connection details →	2h 58m	9h 25m	100%	83%
United UA 1168 EWR 14:40 → LAS Southwest WN 2031 LAS 20:00 → LGB Connection details →	2h 52m	9h 30m	86%	59%

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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