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 Fort Lauderdale on time 3 times in 4.

Best connections, one ticket

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


Delta Details →	LGB 07:00 → SLC 09:53DL 3135	52m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:45 → FLL 17:22DL 745	7h 24m	95%	74%
Southwest Details →	LGB 12:35 → AUS 17:30WN 2476	1h 55m Austin	AUS 19:25 → FLL 23:12WN 300	7h 38m	98%	38%
Southwest Details →	LGB 07:55 → DEN 11:10WN 4574	3h 45m Denver	DEN 14:55 → FLL 20:50WN 4222	9h 55m	100%	35%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	LGB 08:15 → MDW 14:05WN 4542	50m Chicago	MDW 14:55 → FLL 18:55WN 4899	7h 40m	71%	35%

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

SLC · 52m · leaves 07:00 5%

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 2484 LGB 06:50 → LAS JetBlue B6 1708 LAS 11:27 → FLL Connection details →	3h 22m	9h 35m	96%	70%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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