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 4 times in 5.

Best connections, any airlines

Ranked by chance you reach Long Beach on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Long Beach is 2 h behind Houston). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 09:45 → SLC 11:59UA 756	3h 06m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:05 → LGB 16:10DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest	8h 25m	100%	94%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 07:20 → LAS 08:35UA 1264	3h 00m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	7h 25m	99%	93%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 14:25 → SLC 16:40UA 6207 · flown by Mesa	3h 53m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:33 → LGB 21:29DL 3124	9h 04m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	IAH 07:35 → SLC 09:51DL 1583	1h 14m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:05 → LGB 12:02DL 1116	6h 27m	92%	81%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 08:31 → PHX 09:24AA 1937	2h 16m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → LGB 12:55WN 2505	6h 24m	84%	69%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 10:00 → SJC 12:03UA 1882	3h 42m San Jose	SJC 15:45 → LGB 17:05WN 3684	9h 05m	97%	62%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 12:33 → DEN 14:17UA 2168	3h 58m Denver	DEN 18:15 → LGB 20:00WN 1037	9h 22m	99%	56%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 14:25 → PHX 15:16AA 2710	3h 59m Phoenix	PHX 19:15 → LGB 20:30WN 4352	8h 05m	95%	54%

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 · 1h 14m · leaves 07:35 8%

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