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 Newark on time 85% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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


Delta Details →	LGB 16:55 → SLC 19:56DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest	3h 42m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:38 → EWR 06:00 +1DL 2038	10h 00m	99%	85%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 18:15 → LAS 19:25WN 2485	3h 09m Las Vegas	LAS 22:34 → EWR 06:30 +1UA 1681	9h 15m	100%	84%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 06:50 → LAS 08:05WN 2484	1h 51m Las Vegas	LAS 09:56 → EWR 18:00UA 1784	8h 10m	96%	82%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 20:15 → PHX 21:50WN 2494	2h 07m Phoenix	PHX 23:57 → EWR 07:41 +1UA 2078	8h 26m	88%	74%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 07:55 → DEN 11:10WN 4574	2h 31m Denver	DEN 13:41 → EWR 19:35UA 1505	8h 40m	100%	69%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 07:50 → PHX 09:10WN 2491	2h 30m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → EWR 19:35UA 1190	8h 45m	98%	64%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 09:45 → DEN 13:00WN 4238	2h 35m Denver	DEN 15:35 → EWR 21:29UA 1715	8h 44m	96%	63%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 19:22 → SMF 20:48WN 2507	2h 06m Sacramento	SMF 22:54 → EWR 07:06 +1UA 2132	8h 44m	85%	63%

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