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 Long Beach on time 94% of the time.

Nonstops (none in the current schedule)


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

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	MCO 06:45 → LAS 08:25WN 2365	3h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	9h 00m	100%	94%
Delta Details →	MCO 10:45 → SLC 13:25DL 2031	1h 40m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:05 → LGB 16:10DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest	8h 25m	96%	89%
Delta Details →	MCO 07:06 → SLC 09:52DL 2025	1h 13m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:05 → LGB 12:02DL 1116	7h 56m	96%	85%
Southwest Details →	MCO 07:15 → PHX 08:45WN 2680	2h 55m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → LGB 12:55WN 2505	8h 40m	100%	84%
Southwest Details →	MCO 13:30 → SMF 16:00WN 2709	3h 35m Sacramento	SMF 19:35 → LGB 21:02WN 4934	10h 33m	100%	82%
Southwest Details →	MCO 08:15 → MDW 10:00WN 1340	3h 15m Chicago	MDW 13:15 → LGB 15:30WN 4413	10h 15m	100%	66%
Southwest Details →	MCO 12:30 → DEN 14:20WN 2631	3h 55m Denver	DEN 18:15 → LGB 20:00WN 1037	10h 25m	100%	55%
Southwest Details →	MCO 16:45 → LAS 18:45WN 2648	1h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 20:00 → LGB 21:10WN 2031	7h 25m	75%	51%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MCO 16:40 → SLC 19:30DL 2036	1h 03m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:33 → LGB 21:29DL 3124	7h 49m	57%	46%

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 · 1h 13m · leaves 07:06 4%

Afternoon and evening

LAS · 1h 15m · leaves 16:45 25%

SLC · 1h 03m · leaves 16:40 43%

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.


American AA 2015 MCO 07:30 → PHX Southwest WN 2505 PHX 11:40 → LGB Connection details →	2h 38m	8h 25m	96%	80%
United UA 1520 MCO 12:50 → DEN Southwest WN 1037 DEN 18:15 → LGB Connection details →	3h 24m	10h 05m	99%	55%
United UA 1022 MCO 10:00 → DEN Southwest WN 4259 DEN 14:05 → LGB Connection details →	2h 05m	8h 30m	95%	48%

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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