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 15% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 3 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	FAT	SLC	1h 46m	95%	0.5%	1,366	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Salt Lake City on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Salt Lake City is 1 h ahead of Fresno). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	FAT 05:25 → LAS 06:35WN 1842	1h 00m Las Vegas	LAS 07:35 → SLC 10:00WN 2957	3h 35m	98%	89%
Alaska Details →	FAT 06:00 → SAN 07:24AS 3402 · flown by SkyWest	1h 31m San Diego	SAN 08:55 → SLC 12:09AS 3122 · flown by SkyWest	5h 09m	97%	89%
Alaska Details →	FAT 07:30 → PDX 09:27AS 3487 · flown by SkyWest	1h 28m Portland	PDX 10:55 → SLC 13:59AS 3112 · flown by SkyWest	5h 29m	95%	87%
Alaska Details →	FAT 10:42 → SAN 11:58AS 2210 · flown by Horizon	3h 56m San Diego	SAN 15:54 → SLC 19:02AS 3488 · flown by SkyWest	7h 20m	100%	80%
United Details →	FAT 06:30 → SFO 07:34UA 5338 · flown by SkyWest	1h 06m San Francisco	SFO 08:40 → SLC 11:49UA 5605 · flown by SkyWest	4h 19m	85%	79%
United Details →	FAT 05:00 → DEN 08:22UA 1774	3h 18m Denver	DEN 11:40 → SLC 13:13UA 1963	7h 13m	99%	79%
Southwest Details →	FAT 16:35 → LAS 17:50WN 4461	3h 50m Las Vegas	LAS 21:40 → SLC 00:10 +1WN 4161	6h 30m	100%	77%
United Details →	FAT 09:00 → DEN 12:34UA 5787 · flown by SkyWest	1h 06m Denver	DEN 13:40 → SLC 15:13UA 1840	5h 13m	91%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	FAT 18:09 → LAX 19:32UA 5759 · flown by SkyWest	47m Los Angeles	LAX 20:19 → SLC 23:11UA 5744 · flown by SkyWest	4h 02m	71%	63%
Alaska Details →	FAT 16:22 → SAN 17:47AS 3388 · flown by SkyWest	1h 02m San Diego	SAN 18:49 → SLC 21:57AS 3017 · flown by SkyWest	4h 35m	68%	49%
United Details →	FAT 18:40 → SFO 19:44UA 5349 · flown by SkyWest	1h 10m San Francisco	SFO 20:54 → SLC 23:59UA 5753 · flown by SkyWest	4h 19m	70%	44%

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 00m · leaves 05:25 2%

SFO · 1h 06m · leaves 06:30 15%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 47m · leaves 18:09 29%

SFO · 1h 10m · leaves 18:40 30%

SAN · 1h 02m · leaves 16:22 32%

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 5307 FAT 13:58 → LAX Delta DL 2973 LAX 19:15 → SLC Connection details →	3h 52m	7h 07m	98%	91%
Southwest WN 1842 FAT 05:25 → LAS Delta DL 1698 LAS 10:00 → SLC Connection details →	3h 25m	6h 02m	100%	89%
United UA 1756 FAT 06:00 → LAX Delta DL 1434 LAX 09:55 → SLC Connection details →	2h 43m	5h 50m	97%	89%

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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