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

No clear winner: Alaska’s PAE → SNA flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	PAE	SNA	2h 51m	85%	1.7%	362	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Alaska Details →	PAE 12:33 → PDX 13:34AS 2365 · flown by Horizon	1h 14m Portland	PDX 14:48 → SNA 17:19AS 264	4h 46m	94%	82%
Alaska Details →	PAE 11:05 → SFO 13:16AS 2139 · flown by Horizon	2h 32m San Francisco	SFO 15:48 → SNA 17:26AS 3494 · flown by SkyWest	6h 21m	95%	80%

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.


Alaska AS 777 PAE 07:00 → LAS Frontier F9 1699 LAS 11:17 → SNA Connection details →	1h 45m	5h 34m	94%	82%
Alaska AS 515 PAE 14:52 → PHX American AA 2637 PHX 21:07 → SNA Connection details →	3h 17m	7h 34m	96%	78%
Alaska AS 747 PAE 10:36 → PHX American AA 2685 PHX 17:21 → SNA Connection details →	3h 47m	8h 04m	100%	68%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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