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 New York on time 3 times in 4.

Best connections, one ticket

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


Delta Details →	LGB 13:00 → SLC 15:51DL 1116	1h 19m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:10 → JFK 23:52DL 697	7h 52m	93%	74%

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

SLC · 1h 19m · leaves 13:00 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.


Southwest WN 2485 LGB 18:15 → LAS American AA 2855 LAS 22:47 → JFK Connection details →	3h 22m	9h 45m	100%	93%
Southwest WN 2501 LGB 08:00 → SLC Delta DL 671 SLC 14:36 → JFK Connection details →	3h 51m	10h 29m	100%	77%
Southwest WN 2491 LGB 07:50 → PHX Delta DL 791 PHX 11:40 → JFK Connection details →	2h 30m	9h 05m	98%	75%

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