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

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest MDW → LGB (4h 20m), on time 3 times in 4. Southwest via Las Vegas (7h 15m) is more reliable, 94%, but takes 2h 55m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MDW	LGB	4h 20m	77%	1.8%	284	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 2 h behind Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MDW 07:30 → LAS 09:20WN 347	2h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	7h 15m	100%	94%
Southwest Details →	MDW 10:20 → SMF 12:40WN 2094	3h 35m Sacramento	SMF 16:15 → LGB 17:40WN 2485	9h 20m	100%	91%
Southwest Details →	MDW 05:20 → PHX 06:55WN 2858	1h 40m Phoenix	PHX 08:35 → LGB 09:55WN 165	6h 35m	97%	90%
Southwest Details →	MDW 07:10 → PHX 08:45WN 2520	2h 55m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → LGB 12:55WN 2505	7h 45m	100%	81%
Southwest Details →	MDW 05:15 → DEN 06:50WN 2989	55m Denver	DEN 07:45 → LGB 09:15WN 1580	6h 00m	98%	72%
Southwest Details →	MDW 10:05 → OAK 12:35WN 3366	1h 55m Oakland	OAK 14:30 → LGB 15:55WN 2951	7h 50m	94%	69%
Southwest Details →	MDW 14:18 → LAS 16:12WN 2795	3h 48m Las Vegas	LAS 20:00 → LGB 21:10WN 2031	8h 52m	100%	65%
Southwest Details →	MDW 10:05 → SJC 12:30WN 3752	3h 15m San Jose	SJC 15:45 → LGB 17:05WN 3684	9h 00m	100%	64%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	MDW 16:55 → LAS 18:45WN 2797	1h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 20:00 → LGB 21:10WN 2031	6h 15m	64%	43%
Southwest Details →	MDW 16:35 → PHX 18:15WN 2861	1h 00m Phoenix	PHX 19:15 → LGB 20:30WN 4352	5h 55m	46%	27%

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

DEN · 55m · leaves 05:15 2%

Afternoon and evening

LAS · 1h 15m · leaves 16:55 36%

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 2951 MDW 10:02 → SLC Delta DL 3793 SLC 15:05 → LGB Connection details →	2h 37m	8h 08m	98%	92%

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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