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 Santa Ana on time 86% of the time.

Best connections, one ticket

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


United Details →	FLL 08:00 → DEN 10:18UA 1311	3h 07m Denver	DEN 13:25 → SNA 14:56UA 1707	9h 56m	99%	86%
United Details →	FLL 07:00 → IAH 08:45UA 2314	3h 45m Houston	IAH 12:30 → SNA 14:03UA 2780	10h 03m	100%	85%
United Details →	FLL 11:11 → EWR 14:15UA 210	2h 45m Newark	EWR 17:00 → SNA 20:06UA 1690	11h 55m	98%	79%
United Details →	FLL 08:03 → SFO 11:01UA 1658	2h 38m San Francisco	SFO 13:39 → SNA 15:31UA 5440 · flown by SkyWest	10h 28m	100%	79%
American Details →	FLL 06:00 → DFW 08:16AA 1232	1h 24m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:40 → SNA 10:52AA 2672	7h 48m	96%	78%
Delta Details →	FLL 08:05 → SEA 11:35DL 356	3h 25m Seattle	SEA 15:00 → SNA 17:47DL 2318	12h 42m	99%	78%
United Details →	FLL 07:55 → EWR 10:59UA 2330	3h 30m Newark	EWR 14:29 → SNA 17:18UA 1350	12h 23m	100%	77%
American Details →	FLL 17:07 → PHX 18:44AA 441	2h 23m Phoenix	PHX 21:07 → SNA 22:26AA 2637	8h 19m	94%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	FLL 15:30 → DEN 18:18UA 1417	52m Denver	DEN 19:10 → SNA 20:40UA 1704	8h 10m	71%	53%
Delta Details →	FLL 14:50 → MSP 17:39DL 673	49m Minneapolis	MSP 18:28 → SNA 20:24DL 2107	8h 34m	59%	40%
Delta Details →	FLL 14:31 → ATL 16:40DL 2063	50m Atlanta	ATL 17:30 → SNA 19:06DL 2012	7h 35m	52%	36%

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

DEN · 1h 02m · leaves 08:00 6%

SFO · 59m · leaves 08:03 15%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 52m · leaves 15:30 29%

MSP · 49m · leaves 14:50 41%

ATL · 50m · leaves 14:31 48%

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.


Southwest WN 4264 FLL 08:50 → DEN United UA 1707 DEN 13:25 → SNA Connection details →	2h 25m	9h 06m	98%	84%
JetBlue B6 1707 FLL 07:10 → LAS Frontier F9 1699 LAS 11:17 → SNA Connection details →	2h 04m	8h 24m	94%	80%
Delta DL 356 FLL 08:05 → SEA Alaska AS 773 SEA 13:49 → SNA Connection details →	2h 14m	11h 36m	93%	79%

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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