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 70-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 11 am and 1 time in 4 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


United	SFO	PHX	2h 06m	82%	0.5%	1,620	Flying now
American	SFO	PHX	2h 05m	79%	0.8%	1,671	Flying now
Frontier	SFO	PHX	2h 07m	63%	3.3%	273	Flying now
Southwest	SFO	PHX	2h 00m	61%	0.6%	1,080	Flying now
Alaska	SFO	PHX	2h 01m	63%	5.6%	125	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	SFO 12:15 → LAX 13:55UA 1506	2h 27m Los Angeles	LAX 16:22 → PHX 17:59UA 5457 · flown by SkyWest	5h 44m	98%	97%
United Details →	SFO 08:50 → LAX 10:34UA 1896	2h 31m Los Angeles	LAX 13:05 → PHX 14:42UA 5450 · flown by SkyWest	5h 52m	99%	97%
United Details →	SFO 16:25 → LAX 18:05UA 1754	3h 17m Los Angeles	LAX 21:22 → PHX 22:59UA 5458 · flown by SkyWest	6h 34m	99%	92%
American Details →	SFO 06:00 → LAX 07:41AA 6294 · flown by SkyWest	2h 19m Los Angeles	LAX 10:00 → PHX 11:28AA 1668	5h 28m	98%	90%
United Details →	SFO 06:00 → LAX 07:39UA 2127	58m Los Angeles	LAX 08:37 → PHX 10:06UA 659	4h 06m	96%	90%
Southwest Details →	SFO 05:00 → LAS 06:35WN 4231	1h 20m Las Vegas	LAS 07:55 → PHX 09:15WN 209	4h 15m	95%	86%
United Details →	SFO 05:00 → DEN 08:35UA 1479	2h 50m Denver	DEN 11:25 → PHX 12:25UA 1686	7h 25m	99%	86%
Alaska Details →	SFO 07:20 → PDX 09:02AS 1410	1h 28m Portland	PDX 10:30 → PHX 13:20AS 716	6h 00m	97%	86%
Tight connection: often missed
Frontier Details →	SFO 17:11 → SLC 20:06F9 3394	1h 04m Salt Lake City	SLC 21:10 → PHX 21:56F9 4949	4h 45m	72%	58%
American Details →	SFO 13:39 → LAX 15:19AA 6188 · flown by SkyWest	1h 20m Los Angeles	LAX 16:39 → PHX 18:10AA 2032	4h 31m	66%	42%
Alaska Details →	SFO 18:42 → SAN 20:21AS 2058 · flown by Horizon	58m San Diego	SAN 21:19 → PHX 22:39AS 2049 · flown by Horizon	3h 57m	31%	9%

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

LAX · 1h 20m · leaves 06:05 0%

DFW · 1h 18m · leaves 05:29 2%

LAS · 1h 20m · leaves 05:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 1h 10m · leaves 14:15 71%

AUS · 1h 15m · leaves 12:50 76%

SAN · 1h 15m · leaves 16:00 77%

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.


American AA 6330 SFO 11:40 → LAX United UA 5457 LAX 16:22 → PHX Connection details →	3h 02m	6h 19m	99%	96%
Alaska AS 1329 SFO 08:30 → LAX United UA 5450 LAX 13:05 → PHX Connection details →	2h 58m	6h 12m	97%	94%
Southwest WN 4231 SFO 05:00 → LAS American AA 2004 LAS 09:56 → PHX Connection details →	3h 21m	6h 08m	100%	92%

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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