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

Take the nonstop: United LAX → MRY (1h 18m) reaches Monterey on time 9 times in 10; the most reliable connection, United via SFO (4h 00m), 42%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	LAX	MRY	1h 18m	90%	0.6%	856	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	LAX 06:19 → PHX 07:51AA 2027	2h 13m Phoenix	PHX 10:04 → MRY 12:05AA 3720 · flown by Envoy	5h 46m	97%	83%
United Details →	LAX 06:00 → SFO 07:35UA 2647	2h 30m San Francisco	SFO 10:05 → MRY 11:10UA 5479 · flown by SkyWest	5h 10m	99%	76%
American Details →	LAX 10:00 → PHX 11:28AA 1668	2h 15m Phoenix	PHX 13:43 → MRY 15:38AA 6268 · flown by SkyWest	5h 38m	99%	74%
American Details →	LAX 16:39 → PHX 18:10AA 2032	2h 27m Phoenix	PHX 20:37 → MRY 22:33AA 6374 · flown by SkyWest	5h 54m	93%	73%
United Details →	LAX 07:00 → DEN 10:29UA 703	46m Denver	DEN 11:15 → MRY 13:10UA 5438 · flown by SkyWest	6h 10m	83%	73%
American Details →	LAX 13:10 → PHX 14:40AA 1994	1h 58m Phoenix	PHX 16:38 → MRY 18:28AA 2884	5h 13m	82%	70%
United Details →	LAX 18:45 → SFO 20:10UA 2681	2h 30m San Francisco	SFO 22:40 → MRY 23:47UA 5670 · flown by SkyWest	5h 02m	91%	69%
United Details →	LAX 09:10 → SFO 10:45UA 520	3h 05m San Francisco	SFO 13:50 → MRY 14:55UA 5738 · flown by SkyWest	5h 45m	100%	53%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LAX 07:30 → SFO 09:06UA 1372	59m San Francisco	SFO 10:05 → MRY 11:10UA 5479 · flown by SkyWest	3h 40m	49%	38%
United Details →	LAX 20:10 → SFO 21:38UA 1195	1h 02m San Francisco	SFO 22:40 → MRY 23:47UA 5670 · flown by SkyWest	3h 37m	30%	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 · 46m · leaves 07:00 17%

SFO · 59m · leaves 07:30 51%

Afternoon and evening

SFO · 1h 02m · leaves 20:10 70%

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 2943 LAX 05:55 → DEN United UA 5438 DEN 11:15 → MRY Connection details →	1h 55m	7h 15m	98%	86%
Southwest WN 116 LAX 05:05 → PHX American AA 3720 PHX 10:04 → MRY Connection details →	3h 34m	7h 00m	100%	86%
United UA 5450 LAX 13:05 → PHX American AA 2884 PHX 16:38 → MRY Connection details →	1h 56m	5h 18m	97%	84%

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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