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

No clear winner: Southwest’s PHX → LGB flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Southwest	PHX	LGB	1h 20m	80%	0.5%	1,520	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	PHX 09:35 → SMF 11:30WN 781	1h 40m Sacramento	SMF 13:10 → LGB 14:40WN 2414	5h 05m	100%	96%
Southwest Details →	PHX 07:30 → LAS 08:40WN 2336	2h 55m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	5h 15m	100%	94%
Delta Details →	PHX 09:45 → SLC 12:23DL 1447	2h 42m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:05 → LGB 16:10DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest	6h 25m	100%	92%
Delta Details →	PHX 06:00 → SLC 08:40DL 1535	2h 25m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:05 → LGB 12:02DL 1116	6h 02m	99%	88%
Southwest Details →	PHX 05:15 → OAK 07:10WN 4838	3h 20m Oakland	OAK 10:30 → LGB 11:55WN 1328	6h 40m	100%	86%
Southwest Details →	PHX 05:45 → LAS 06:50WN 3281	1h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 07:55 → LGB 09:05WN 276	3h 20m	100%	83%
Southwest Details →	PHX 05:20 → SMF 07:15WN 3343	2h 40m Sacramento	SMF 09:55 → LGB 11:25WN 3795	6h 05m	100%	83%
Southwest Details →	PHX 15:00 → SMF 16:55WN 148	2h 40m Sacramento	SMF 19:35 → LGB 21:02WN 4934	6h 03m	100%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	PHX 16:30 → OAK 18:25WN 3305	55m Oakland	OAK 19:20 → LGB 20:50WN 3057	4h 15m	55%	45%
Southwest Details →	PHX 08:10 → AUS 12:25WN 4744	50m Austin	AUS 13:15 → LGB 14:10WN 4915	6h 00m	71%	27%
Southwest Details →	PHX 16:00 → LAS 17:10WN 3283	55m Las Vegas	LAS 18:05 → LGB 19:15WN 1322	3h 15m	39%	13%

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.

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 50m · leaves 17:05 20%

LAS · 55m · leaves 16:00 61%

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.


Frontier F9 3872 PHX 09:14 → SLC Delta DL 3793 SLC 15:05 → LGB Connection details →	3h 11m	6h 56m	100%	93%
American AA 2004 PHX 07:45 → LAS Southwest WN 2260 LAS 11:35 → LGB Connection details →	2h 38m	5h 00m	97%	91%
American AA 4928 PHX 15:26 → SLC Delta DL 3124 SLC 20:33 → LGB Connection details →	2h 23m	6h 03m	78%	64%

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