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 4.

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 Fort Lauderdale). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	FLL 05:00 → HOU 06:30WN 1861	1h 15m Houston	HOU 07:45 → LGB 09:00WN 2019	7h 00m	93%	75%
Southwest Details →	FLL 10:15 → MDW 12:15WN 1869	1h 00m Chicago	MDW 13:15 → LGB 15:30WN 4413	8h 15m	80%	53%
Southwest Details →	FLL 08:50 → DEN 11:00WN 4264	3h 05m Denver	DEN 14:05 → LGB 15:35WN 4259	9h 40m	100%	51%
Southwest Details →	FLL 09:35 → BNA 10:50WN 4638	3h 58m Nashville	BNA 14:48 → LGB 17:02WN 1427	10h 28m	98%	47%
Southwest Details →	FLL 13:00 → DAL 14:50WN 4819	3h 40m Dallas	DAL 18:30 → LGB 19:35WN 1336	9h 35m	100%	42%
Southwest Details →	FLL 09:25 → AUS 11:15WN 1848	2h 00m Austin	AUS 13:15 → LGB 14:10WN 4915	7h 45m	97%	37%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	FLL 12:35 → BNA 13:50WN 1850	58m Nashville	BNA 14:48 → LGB 17:02WN 1427	7h 28m	44%	21%

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

HOU · 1h 15m · leaves 05:00 7%

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.


JetBlue B6 1707 FLL 07:10 → LAS Southwest WN 2260 LAS 11:35 → LGB Connection details →	2h 22m	8h 35m	96%	89%
United UA 1311 FLL 08:00 → DEN Southwest WN 4259 DEN 14:05 → LGB Connection details →	3h 47m	10h 30m	99%	51%

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