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 SAN → MRY flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	SAN	MRY	1h 28m	80%	3.8%	718	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	SAN 06:20 → LAX 07:21UA 1006	3h 00m Los Angeles	LAX 10:21 → MRY 11:42UA 5241 · flown by SkyWest	5h 22m	99%	89%
United Details →	SAN 06:35 → DEN 10:08UA 2368	1h 07m Denver	DEN 11:15 → MRY 13:10UA 5438 · flown by SkyWest	6h 35m	98%	84%
American Details →	SAN 06:20 → PHX 07:54AA 625	2h 10m Phoenix	PHX 10:04 → MRY 12:05AA 3720 · flown by Envoy	5h 45m	97%	83%
American Details →	SAN 12:46 → PHX 14:16AA 2477	2h 22m Phoenix	PHX 16:38 → MRY 18:28AA 2884	5h 37m	97%	82%
Alaska Details →	SAN 10:09 → SEA 13:13AS 1477	2h 07m Seattle	SEA 15:20 → MRY 17:42AS 2129 · flown by Horizon	7h 33m	90%	76%
United Details →	SAN 06:20 → SFO 08:04UA 2830	2h 01m San Francisco	SFO 10:05 → MRY 11:10UA 5479 · flown by SkyWest	4h 50m	98%	76%
United Details →	SAN 18:27 → SFO 20:07UA 1302	2h 33m San Francisco	SFO 22:40 → MRY 23:47UA 5670 · flown by SkyWest	5h 20m	97%	74%
American Details →	SAN 16:23 → PHX 17:49AA 2470	2h 48m Phoenix	PHX 20:37 → MRY 22:33AA 6374 · flown by SkyWest	6h 10m	94%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	SAN 11:21 → SEA 14:25AS 475	55m Seattle	SEA 15:20 → MRY 17:42AS 2129 · flown by Horizon	6h 21m	56%	47%
United Details →	SAN 07:15 → SFO 09:01UA 2274	1h 04m San Francisco	SFO 10:05 → MRY 11:10UA 5479 · flown by SkyWest	3h 55m	57%	44%
United Details →	SAN 11:01 → SFO 12:47UA 2309	1h 03m San Francisco	SFO 13:50 → MRY 14:55UA 5738 · flown by SkyWest	3h 54m	72%	38%

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

DEN · 1h 07m · leaves 06:35 2%

SFO · 1h 04m · leaves 07:15 43%

Afternoon and evening

SFO · 1h 12m · leaves 19:41 57%

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.


Delta DL 3743 SAN 06:15 → LAX United UA 5241 LAX 10:21 → MRY Connection details →	2h 47m	5h 27m	99%	89%
Delta DL 4002 SAN 15:00 → LAX United UA 1363 LAX 19:22 → MRY Connection details →	3h 18m	5h 36m	93%	82%
Southwest WN 3447 SAN 06:40 → PHX American AA 3720 PHX 10:04 → MRY Connection details →	1h 54m	5h 25m	94%	78%

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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