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 one-hour layover misses 5% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Alaska	PDX	SNA	2h 32m	91%	1.1%	1,550	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.


Southwest Details →	PDX 05:30 → SMF 07:00WN 3211	2h 00m Sacramento	SMF 09:00 → SNA 10:30WN 3329	5h 00m	100%	96%
Delta Details →	PDX 15:26 → SEA 16:40DL 4062 · flown by SkyWest	2h 55m Seattle	SEA 19:35 → SNA 22:30DL 3932 · flown by SkyWest	7h 04m	99%	89%
Southwest Details →	PDX 07:25 → SJC 09:15WN 3209	3h 45m San Jose	SJC 13:00 → SNA 14:25WN 397	7h 00m	100%	87%
Alaska Details →	PDX 13:48 → SEA 14:43AS 2205 · flown by Horizon	2h 37m Seattle	SEA 17:20 → SNA 20:08AS 472	6h 20m	100%	87%
United Details →	PDX 05:00 → DEN 08:31UA 459	2h 49m Denver	DEN 11:20 → SNA 12:51UA 1320	7h 51m	99%	86%
Alaska Details →	PDX 10:35 → SEA 11:43AS 3431 · flown by SkyWest	2h 06m Seattle	SEA 13:49 → SNA 16:41AS 773	6h 06m	98%	84%
Alaska Details →	PDX 05:00 → SEA 05:53AS 2431 · flown by Horizon	2h 25m Seattle	SEA 08:18 → SNA 11:15AS 759	6h 15m	100%	84%
Alaska Details →	PDX 06:19 → SEA 07:17AS 499	3h 49m Seattle	SEA 11:06 → SNA 13:55AS 1357	7h 36m	100%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	PDX 12:03 → SEA 13:03AS 3078 · flown by SkyWest	46m Seattle	SEA 13:49 → SNA 16:41AS 773	4h 38m	71%	60%
American Details →	PDX 17:28 → PHX 20:10AA 2288	57m Phoenix	PHX 21:07 → SNA 22:26AA 2637	4h 58m	63%	51%
United Details →	PDX 07:00 → SFO 08:56UA 2818	1h 27m San Francisco	SFO 10:23 → SNA 12:06UA 643	5h 06m	48%	39%

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

BOI · 1h 09m · leaves 07:00 0%

DEN · 1h 13m · leaves 05:50 4%

SEA · 59m · leaves 05:30 5%

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 46m · leaves 17:24 21%

SEA · 50m · leaves 15:30 25%

PHX · 1h 15m · leaves 14:05 53%

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.


Alaska AS 2080 PDX 07:15 → SJC Southwest WN 397 SJC 13:00 → SNA Connection details →	3h 51m	7h 10m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 4099 PDX 07:30 → DEN United UA 1707 DEN 13:25 → SNA Connection details →	2h 25m	7h 26m	100%	86%
Southwest WN 3195 PDX 05:50 → DEN United UA 1320 DEN 11:20 → SNA Connection details →	2h 05m	7h 01m	98%	86%

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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