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

Connect in the morning. The same 50-minute layover misses 13% of the time at 6 am and 2 times in 3 at 4 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	MFR	LAX	2h 05m	90%	2.3%	662	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MFR 13:23 → PHX 15:51AA 6253 · flown by SkyWest	3h 03m Phoenix	PHX 18:54 → LAX 20:31UA 4722 · flown by SkyWest	7h 08m	97%	94%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	MFR 05:20 → SLC 08:18DL 3769 · flown by SkyWest	3h 02m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:20 → LAX 12:15WN 3746	6h 55m	97%	91%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MFR 06:11 → SAN 08:24AS 3289 · flown by SkyWest	2h 25m San Diego	SAN 10:49 → LAX 11:58UA 5384 · flown by SkyWest	5h 47m	100%	91%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MFR 15:52 → PDX 16:50AS 2081 · flown by Horizon	3h 40m Portland	PDX 20:30 → LAX 23:00DL 2459	7h 08m	98%	87%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MFR 12:25 → SEA 14:05DL 3878 · flown by SkyWest	2h 59m Seattle	SEA 17:04 → LAX 19:53UA 1730	7h 28m	98%	87%
United Details →	MFR 05:00 → DEN 08:33UA 2185	1h 29m Denver	DEN 10:02 → LAX 11:34UA 405	6h 34m	96%	87%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MFR 05:15 → PHX 07:42AA 6401 · flown by SkyWest	2h 53m Phoenix	PHX 10:35 → LAX 12:11DL 4119 · flown by SkyWest	6h 56m	96%	84%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MFR 06:00 → SFO 07:24UA 717	1h 56m San Francisco	SFO 09:20 → LAX 10:53DL 1421	4h 53m	96%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MFR 12:25 → SEA 14:05DL 3878 · flown by SkyWest	50m Seattle	SEA 14:55 → LAX 17:40DL 2830	5h 15m	64%	53%
American Details →	MFR 13:23 → PHX 15:51AA 6253 · flown by SkyWest	57m Phoenix	PHX 16:48 → LAX 18:16AA 2930	4h 52m	69%	47%
United Details →	MFR 14:11 → SFO 15:35UA 1754	50m San Francisco	SFO 16:25 → LAX 18:05UA 1754	3h 54m	33%	24%

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

PDX · 46m · leaves 05:15 13%

Afternoon and evening

PDX · 47m · leaves 15:52 28%

PHX · 57m · leaves 13:23 31%

SFO · 50m · leaves 14:11 67%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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