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 85% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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


JetBlue + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	JFK 06:40 → LAS 09:11B6 411	2h 24m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	9h 05m	98%	90%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → SLC 09:03DL 892	2h 02m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:05 → LGB 12:02DL 1116	9h 02m	98%	85%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	JFK 07:02 → PHX 09:18AA 2369	2h 22m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → LGB 12:55WN 2505	8h 53m	93%	76%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	JFK 08:25 → DEN 10:55DL 532	3h 10m Denver	DEN 14:05 → LGB 15:35WN 4259	10h 05m	98%	48%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	JFK 12:29 → PHX 14:43AA 2829	1h 57m Phoenix	PHX 16:40 → LGB 17:55WN 149	8h 26m	87%	48%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	JFK 06:59 → AUS 10:08AA 763	3h 07m Austin	AUS 13:15 → LGB 14:10WN 4915	10h 11m	94%	35%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	JFK 11:30 → BNA 13:13DL 4662 · flown by Endeavor	1h 35m Nashville	BNA 14:48 → LGB 17:02WN 1427	8h 33m	66%	30%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	JFK 11:10 → SLC 14:18DL 917	47m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:05 → LGB 16:10DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest	8h 00m	72%	66%

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