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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 12 pm and 23% of the time at 9 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	LAX	MSO	2h 36m	85%	0.0%	62	Flying now
American	LAX	MSO	2h 42m	80%	0.0%	104	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Missoula on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Missoula is 1 h ahead of Los Angeles). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	LAX 05:00 → DEN 08:22UA 1010	2h 53m Denver	DEN 11:15 → MSO 13:19UA 1342	7h 19m	100%	92%
Delta Details →	LAX 05:35 → SLC 08:30DL 2906	2h 23m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:53 → MSO 12:37DL 4112 · flown by SkyWest	6h 02m	98%	91%
Delta Details →	LAX 09:55 → SLC 12:50DL 1434	3h 20m Salt Lake City	SLC 16:10 → MSO 17:49DL 3808 · flown by SkyWest	6h 54m	99%	89%
United Details →	LAX 07:00 → DEN 10:29UA 703	3h 31m Denver	DEN 14:00 → MSO 16:20UA 4783 · flown by SkyWest	8h 20m	99%	85%
Alaska Details →	LAX 07:00 → SEA 09:49AS 748	3h 49m Seattle	SEA 13:38 → MSO 16:09AS 697	8h 09m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	LAX 17:05 → SLC 19:59DL 2311	2h 56m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:55 → MSO 00:28 +1DL 1723	6h 23m	98%	81%
Alaska Details →	LAX 13:59 → SEA 16:45AS 585	3h 45m Seattle	SEA 20:30 → MSO 22:55AS 2154 · flown by Horizon	7h 56m	100%	77%
United Details →	LAX 12:46 → DEN 16:16UA 360	3h 14m Denver	DEN 19:30 → MSO 21:39UA 1092	7h 53m	99%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	LAX 19:15 → SLC 22:05DL 2973	50m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:55 → MSO 00:28 +1DL 1723	4h 13m	69%	58%
Alaska Details →	LAX 11:23 → PDX 13:44AS 1355	46m Portland	PDX 14:30 → MSO 17:01AS 3097 · flown by SkyWest	4h 38m	67%	48%
American Details →	LAX 13:53 → DFW 19:14AA 2041	52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:06 → MSO 22:40AA 4063 · flown by Envoy	7h 47m	41%	29%

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

MSP · 51m · leaves 06:25 11%

DEN · 46m · leaves 07:00 17%

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 51m · leaves 19:15 20%

MSP · 49m · leaves 15:25 23%

DFW · 52m · leaves 13:53 59%

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 1342 DEN 11:15 → MSO Connection details →	1h 55m	6h 24m	98%	90%
Southwest WN 4322 LAX 10:15 → SLC Delta DL 3808 SLC 16:10 → MSO Connection details →	3h 10m	6h 34m	97%	88%
American AA 4957 LAX 07:42 → DEN United UA 4783 DEN 14:00 → MSO Connection details →	2h 46m	7h 38m	100%	86%

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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