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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 West Palm Beach on time 9 times in 10.

Best connections, one ticket

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

SouthwestDetails → ONT 21:40 → BWI 05:30WN 3143 2h 45m Baltimore BWI 08:15 → PBI 10:50 +1WN 1041 10h 10m 100% 89%
DeltaDetails → ONT 22:00 → ATL 05:18DL 2892 2h 47m Atlanta ATL 08:05 → PBI 09:58 +1DL 1311 8h 58m 100% 86%
AmericanDetails → ONT 22:10 → CLT 05:48AA 2237 1h 33m Charlotte CLT 07:21 → PBI 09:16 +1AA 2278 8h 05m 94% 84%
UnitedDetails → ONT 05:45 → IAH 11:04UA 1936 1h 21m Houston IAH 12:25 → PBI 15:56UA 1345 7h 11m 95% 70%
DeltaDetails → ONT 07:05 → ATL 14:23DL 761 2h 16m Atlanta ATL 16:39 → PBI 18:34DL 959 8h 29m 97% 70%
DeltaDetails → ONT 11:50 → ATL 19:11DL 665 3h 48m Atlanta ATL 22:59 → PBI 00:51 +1DL 1065 10h 01m 99% 67%
AmericanDetails → ONT 10:25 → DFW 15:37AA 2238 3h 13m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 18:50 → PBI 22:45AA 2467 9h 20m 97% 56%
AmericanDetails → ONT 05:34 → DFW 10:41AA 1412 2h 48m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 13:29 → PBI 17:18AA 2282 8h 45m 97% 50%

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.

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.

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