Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 8% of the time at 7 am and 3 times in 5 at 10 pm.
Nonstops
Nonstop details →| Southwest | ONT | MDW | 3h 45m | 91% | 0.3% | 360 | Flying now |
| Southwest | BUR | MDW | 4h 00m | 88% | 0.6% | 322 | Flying now |
| Southwest | LGB | MDW | 3h 50m | 84% | 1.1% | 284 | Flying now |
| United | ONT | ORD | 4h 03m | 81% | 1.4% | 291 | Flying now |
| United | LAX | ORD | 4h 12m | 81% | 0.7% | 3,388 | Flying now |
| United | SNA | ORD | 4h 11m | 80% | 0.6% | 1,041 | Flying now |
| Southwest | LAX | MDW | 3h 55m | 79% | 0.6% | 1,298 | Flying now |
| American | SNA | ORD | 4h 17m | 75% | 1.8% | 1,148 | Flying now |
| American | LAX | ORD | 4h 12m | 74% | 2.0% | 3,061 | Flying now |
| Delta | LAX | ORD | 4h 10m | 73% | 0.0% | 151 | Flying now |
| Frontier | LAX | ORD | 4h 18m | 61% | 5.1% | 236 | Flying now |
| Spirit | LAX | ORD | 4h 08m | 78% | 4.2% | 189 | Not flying now |
Best connections, one ticket
Ranked by chance you reach Chicago on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
| SouthwestDetails → | SNA 18:25 → SJC 19:40WN 342 | 3h 15m San Jose | SJC 22:55 → MDW 05:00 +1WN 3886 | 8h 35m | 100% | 94% |
| SouthwestDetails → | LAX 22:05 → MCO 06:00WN 2409 | 2h 00m Orlando | MCO 08:00 → MDW 09:50 +1WN 2835 | 9h 45m | 100% | 94% |
| SouthwestDetails → | LAX 20:25 → MCI 01:35WN 2408 | 3h 40m Kansas City | MCI 05:15 → MDW 06:40 +1WN 4276 | 8h 15m | 100% | 93% |
| UnitedDetails → | LAX 23:04 → MCO 07:03UA 1730 | 2h 37m Orlando | MCO 09:40 → ORD 11:48 +1UA 2683 | 10h 44m | 98% | 92% |
| SouthwestDetails → | BUR 19:50 → SMF 21:10WN 854 | 2h 40m Sacramento | SMF 23:50 → MDW 05:45 +1WN 3802 | 7h 55m | 100% | 91% |
| UnitedDetails → | LAX 23:30 → IAD 07:33UA 2282 | 2h 58m Dulles | IAD 10:31 → ORD 11:53 +1UA 1252 | 10h 23m | 100% | 90% |
| UnitedDetails → | LAX 23:05 → BWI 07:14UA 1605 | 3h 18m Baltimore | BWI 10:32 → ORD 11:48 +1UA 704 | 10h 43m | 100% | 90% |
| UnitedDetails → | LAX 00:51 → IAH 06:12UA 491 | 1h 53m Houston | IAH 08:05 → ORD 11:01UA 1617 | 8h 10m | 99% | 90% |
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| AmericanDetails → | ONT 12:35 → DFW 17:50AA 2242 | 48m Dallas-Fort Worth | DFW 18:38 → ORD 21:22AA 1424 | 6h 47m | 70% | 26% |
| AmericanDetails → | LAX 10:41 → BNA 16:54AA 1484 | 47m Nashville | BNA 17:41 → ORD 19:55AA 1570 | 7h 14m | 51% | 26% |
| AmericanDetails → | LAX 14:00 → SFO 15:34AA 6221 · flown by SkyWest | 46m San Francisco | SFO 16:20 → ORD 23:00AA 2537 | 7h 00m | 28% | 19% |
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.
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
| Delta DL 3883 LAX 18:16 → SJC Southwest WN 3886 SJC 22:55 → MDW Connection details → |
3h 23m | 8h 44m | 99% | 93% |
| Southwest WN 4500 LAX 17:45 → SMF American AA 3060 SMF 23:10 → ORD Connection details → |
4h 00m | 9h 48m | 100% | 92% |
| Southwest WN 2477 SNA 19:00 → LAS United UA 2102 LAS 23:30 → ORD Connection details → |
3h 20m | 8h 11m | 100% | 92% |
Rank all connections, any airlines →
Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.
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