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 Houston on time 3 times in 4.

Best connections, any airlines

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


Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 06:50 → LAS 08:05WN 2484	2h 20m Las Vegas	LAS 10:25 → IAH 15:40UA 1711	6h 50m	96%	85%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 08:00 → SLC 10:45WN 2501	3h 00m Salt Lake City	SLC 13:45 → IAH 17:53DL 1299	7h 53m	100%	80%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 12:35 → AUS 17:30WN 2476	2h 14m Austin	AUS 19:44 → IAH 20:55UA 1871	6h 20m	95%	80%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 09:55 → SMF 11:20WN 2504	1h 55m Sacramento	SMF 13:15 → IAH 19:10UA 1949	7h 15m	92%	79%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 07:50 → PHX 09:10WN 2491	3h 10m Phoenix	PHX 12:20 → IAH 17:03UA 1373	7h 13m	98%	79%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 09:45 → DEN 13:00WN 4238	3h 20m Denver	DEN 16:20 → IAH 19:57UA 588	8h 12m	100%	78%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 10:30 → BNA 16:30WN 165	2h 12m Nashville	BNA 18:42 → IAH 20:54UA 2490	8h 24m	100%	75%
Delta Details →	LGB 13:00 → SLC 15:51DL 1116	1h 54m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:45 → IAH 21:52DL 2514	6h 52m	96%	75%

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