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 Long Beach on time 88% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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.


United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	SFO 06:00 → LAS 07:46UA 582	3h 49m Las Vegas	LAS 11:35 → LGB 12:45WN 2260	6h 45m	100%	94%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	SFO 08:40 → SLC 11:49UA 5605 · flown by SkyWest	3h 16m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:05 → LGB 16:10DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest	7h 30m	100%	94%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	SFO 08:17 → SMF 09:25UA 5220 · flown by SkyWest	3h 45m Sacramento	SMF 13:10 → LGB 14:40WN 2414	6h 23m	97%	91%
Delta Details →	SFO 05:50 → SLC 08:42DL 1331	2h 23m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:05 → LGB 12:02DL 1116	6h 12m	99%	87%
Southwest Details →	SFO 05:30 → PHX 07:30WN 4145	1h 05m Phoenix	PHX 08:35 → LGB 09:55WN 165	4h 25m	94%	87%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	SFO 05:50 → PHX 08:01AA 6404 · flown by SkyWest	3h 39m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → LGB 12:55WN 2505	7h 05m	99%	82%
Southwest Details →	SFO 05:00 → LAS 06:35WN 4231	1h 20m Las Vegas	LAS 07:55 → LGB 09:05WN 276	4h 05m	95%	82%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	SFO 13:56 → SLC 16:55UA 2017	3h 38m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:33 → LGB 21:29DL 3124	7h 33m	96%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	SFO 13:08 → PHX 15:15WN 4237	1h 25m Phoenix	PHX 16:40 → LGB 17:55WN 149	4h 47m	60%	34%

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

LAS · 1h 20m · leaves 05:00 5%

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 05:30 6%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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