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Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Take the nonstop: Southwest LGB → HOU (3h 05m) reaches Houston on time 4 times in 5; the most reliable connection, Southwest via Phoenix (5h 15m), 65%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
Southwest LGB HOU 3h 05m 79% 0.2% 461 Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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.
SouthwestDetails → LGB 07:00 → SJC 08:10WN 2497 1h 10m San Jose SJC 09:20 → HOU 15:10WN 3673 6h 10m 100% 82%
SouthwestDetails → LGB 07:55 → DEN 11:10WN 4574 1h 20m Denver DEN 12:30 → HOU 16:05WN 1544 6h 10m 100% 79%
SouthwestDetails → LGB 06:50 → LAS 08:05WN 2484 3h 20m Las Vegas LAS 11:25 → HOU 16:35WN 4724 7h 45m 98% 73%
SouthwestDetails → LGB 06:55 → SMF 08:20WN 2503 2h 40m Sacramento SMF 11:00 → HOU 16:45WN 3782 7h 50m 100% 71%
SouthwestDetails → LGB 07:50 → PHX 09:10WN 2491 1h 15m Phoenix PHX 10:25 → HOU 15:05WN 3067 5h 15m 98% 65%
SouthwestDetails → LGB 09:30 → DAL 14:30WN 264 2h 00m Dallas DAL 16:30 → HOU 17:45WN 41 6h 15m 96% 64%
SouthwestDetails → LGB 15:15 → LAS 16:25WN 2414 3h 30m Las Vegas LAS 19:55 → HOU 00:55 +1WN 2244 7h 40m 100% 56%
SouthwestDetails → LGB 08:15 → MDW 14:05WN 4542 3h 35m Chicago MDW 17:40 → HOU 20:15WN 2785 10h 00m 100% 54%

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
PHX · 1h 15m · leaves 07:50 2%
Afternoon and evening
AUS · 1h 15m · leaves 12:35 7%

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.

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