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 Orlando on time 83% of the time.

Nonstops (none in the current schedule)


Southwest	LGB	MCO	–	0%few flights	0.0%	1	Not flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 10:10 → LAS 11:20WN 2234	3h 35m Las Vegas	LAS 14:55 → MCO 22:36B6 2832	9h 26m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	LGB 16:55 → SLC 19:56DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest	3h 40m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:36 → MCO 06:00 +1DL 2069	10h 05m	99%	83%
Southwest Details →	LGB 18:15 → LAS 19:25WN 2485	3h 25m Las Vegas	LAS 22:50 → MCO 06:25 +1WN 4590	9h 10m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	LGB 13:00 → SLC 15:51DL 1116	1h 34m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:25 → MCO 23:53DL 2056	7h 53m	95%	76%
Delta Details →	LGB 07:00 → SLC 09:53DL 3135	1h 30m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:23 → MCO 18:01DL 2024	8h 01m	96%	74%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	LGB 07:55 → DEN 11:10WN 4574	2h 38m Denver	DEN 13:48 → MCO 19:39UA 501	8h 44m	100%	73%
Southwest Details →	LGB 20:15 → PHX 21:50WN 2494	1h 15m Phoenix	PHX 23:05 → MCO 06:20 +1WN 4508	7h 05m	88%	70%
Southwest Details →	LGB 08:15 → MDW 14:05WN 4542	3h 05m Chicago	MDW 17:10 → MCO 20:55WN 164	9h 40m	100%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	LGB 14:50 → DEN 18:05WN 2479	1h 40m Denver	DEN 19:45 → MCO 01:38 +1WN 1596	7h 47m	69%	32%

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.

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 1h 15m · leaves 20:15 12%

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.

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