Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Alaska GEG → SNA (2h 44m), on time 3 times in 4. Southwest via Sacramento (5h 30m) is more reliable, 96%, but takes 2h 46m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	GEG	SNA	2h 44m	76%	0.0%	209	Flying now
Allegiant	GEG	SNA	2h 39m	16%few flights	3.8%	26	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Santa Ana on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	GEG 05:00 → SMF 06:50WN 367	2h 10m Sacramento	SMF 09:00 → SNA 10:30WN 3329	5h 30m	100%	96%
Alaska Details →	GEG 15:16 → PDX 16:32AS 3202 · flown by SkyWest	3h 27m Portland	PDX 19:59 → SNA 22:30AS 518	7h 14m	98%	94%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	GEG 06:00 → DEN 09:10WN 1333	2h 10m Denver	DEN 11:20 → SNA 12:51UA 1320	6h 51m	100%	88%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	GEG 14:39 → SEA 15:49AS 2119 · flown by Horizon	3h 46m Seattle	SEA 19:35 → SNA 22:30DL 3932 · flown by SkyWest	7h 51m	97%	87%
Alaska Details →	GEG 05:07 → SEA 06:15AS 2065 · flown by Horizon	2h 03m Seattle	SEA 08:18 → SNA 11:15AS 759	6h 08m	100%	86%
Alaska Details →	GEG 06:13 → SEA 07:24AS 279	3h 42m Seattle	SEA 11:06 → SNA 13:55AS 1357	7h 42m	100%	85%
Alaska Details →	GEG 09:06 → SEA 10:18AS 2069 · flown by Horizon	3h 31m Seattle	SEA 13:49 → SNA 16:41AS 773	7h 35m	98%	84%
Delta + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	GEG 13:00 → SEA 14:27DL 3754 · flown by SkyWest	2h 53m Seattle	SEA 17:20 → SNA 20:08AS 472	7h 08m	96%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	GEG 16:18 → DEN 19:43UA 2786	49m Denver	DEN 20:32 → SNA 22:01UA 725	5h 43m	62%	48%
Alaska Details →	GEG 09:06 → SEA 10:18AS 2069 · flown by Horizon	48m Seattle	SEA 11:06 → SNA 13:55AS 1357	4h 49m	55%	46%
Southwest Details →	GEG 14:15 → DEN 17:30WN 1880	1h 02m Denver	DEN 18:32 → SNA 20:00WN 1748	5h 47m	60%	23%

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 18m · leaves 06:00 2%

SEA · 1h 00m · leaves 05:30 5%

PDX · 50m · leaves 05:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

SMF · 1h 20m · leaves 17:30 20%

LAS · 50m · leaves 17:10 35%

DEN · 1h 02m · leaves 14:15 40%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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