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 Chicago on time 7 times in 10.

Best connections, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Chicago on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Chicago is 2 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 30m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:21 → ORD 21:29DL 2413	6h 33m	94%	69%

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 2507 LGB 19:22 → SMF American AA 3060 SMF 23:10 → ORD Connection details →	2h 22m	8h 11m	94%	86%
Southwest WN 2484 LGB 06:50 → LAS American AA 2020 LAS 09:40 → ORD Connection details →	1h 35m	6h 52m	92%	81%
Southwest WN 2414 LGB 15:15 → LAS United UA 1672 LAS 19:03 → ORD Connection details →	2h 38m	7h 35m	98%	79%

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