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 Dallas-Fort Worth on time 72% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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


Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 06:50 → LAS 08:05WN 2484	2h 06m Las Vegas	LAS 10:11 → DFW 15:08AA 1584	6h 18m	96%	79%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 07:55 → DEN 11:10WN 4574	2h 35m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	6h 56m	100%	75%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 08:00 → SLC 10:45WN 2501	3h 05m Salt Lake City	SLC 13:50 → DFW 17:33DL 2811	7h 35m	100%	75%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 07:00 → SJC 08:10WN 2497	3h 37m San Jose	SJC 11:47 → DFW 17:30AA 2572	8h 30m	100%	75%
Southwest + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 10:10 → LAS 11:20WN 2234	3h 02m Las Vegas	LAS 14:22 → DFW 19:26F9 1052	7h 16m	100%	73%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 07:50 → PHX 09:10WN 2491	3h 09m Phoenix	PHX 12:19 → DFW 16:55AA 1648	7h 05m	98%	72%
Delta Details →	LGB 13:00 → SLC 15:51DL 1116	1h 49m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:40 → DFW 21:24DL 2796	6h 24m	96%	72%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 06:55 → SMF 08:20WN 2503	2h 42m Sacramento	SMF 11:02 → DFW 16:35AA 2633	7h 40m	100%	72%

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