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, one ticket

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.


Delta Details →	MFR 05:20 → SLC 08:18DL 3769 · flown by SkyWest	1h 22m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:40 → LAX 10:42DL 1095	5h 22m	97%	89%
United Details →	MFR 05:00 → DEN 08:33UA 2185	1h 29m Denver	DEN 10:02 → LAX 11:34UA 405	6h 34m	96%	87%
United Details →	MFR 06:00 → SFO 07:24UA 717	1h 26m San Francisco	SFO 08:50 → LAX 10:34UA 1896	4h 34m	97%	83%
Delta Details →	MFR 06:01 → SEA 07:40DL 3781 · flown by SkyWest	2h 25m Seattle	SEA 10:05 → LAX 12:54DL 2769	6h 53m	100%	82%
United Details →	MFR 14:11 → SFO 15:35UA 1754	3h 10m San Francisco	SFO 18:45 → LAX 20:29UA 1427	6h 18m	98%	81%
Alaska Details →	MFR 13:27 → SEA 14:55AS 3087 · flown by SkyWest	3h 15m Seattle	SEA 18:10 → LAX 21:00AS 524	7h 33m	100%	80%
Alaska Details →	MFR 12:30 → PDX 13:34AS 3300 · flown by SkyWest	1h 05m Portland	PDX 14:39 → LAX 17:06AS 713	4h 36m	92%	79%
Delta Details →	MFR 12:25 → SEA 14:05DL 3878 · flown by SkyWest	3h 25m Seattle	SEA 17:30 → LAX 20:15DL 2861	7h 50m	100%	76%
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.


American AA 6253 MFR 13:23 → PHX United UA 4722 PHX 18:54 → LAX Connection details →	3h 03m	7h 08m	97%	94%
Delta DL 3769 MFR 05:20 → SLC Southwest WN 3746 SLC 11:20 → LAX Connection details →	3h 02m	6h 55m	97%	91%
Alaska AS 3289 MFR 06:11 → SAN United UA 5384 SAN 10:49 → LAX Connection details →	2h 25m	5h 47m	100%	91%

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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