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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 Fort Lauderdale on time 83% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fort Lauderdale on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
UnitedDetails → SNA 21:15 → EWR 05:33UA 2186 1h 27m Newark EWR 07:00 → FLL 10:05 +1UA 1364 9h 50m 95% 83%
UnitedDetails → SNA 07:45 → IAH 13:07UA 700 3h 28m Houston IAH 16:35 → FLL 20:22UA 277 9h 37m 99% 83%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails → SNA 10:55 → DEN 14:10WN 187 3h 35m Denver DEN 17:45 → FLL 23:49UA 1374 9h 54m 100% 77%
DeltaDetails → SNA 21:00 → JFK 05:23DL 556 1h 37m New York JFK 07:00 → FLL 10:03 +1DL 1422 10h 03m 96% 77%
United + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails → SNA 16:12 → SFO 17:50UA 5351 · flown by SkyWest 2h 48m San Francisco SFO 20:38 → FLL 05:16 +1B6 278 10h 07m 97% 75%
Southwest + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails → SNA 07:45 → LAS 09:05WN 4296 2h 22m Las Vegas LAS 11:27 → FLL 19:25B6 1708 8h 40m 100% 75%
DeltaDetails → SNA 07:00 → SEA 10:05DL 3695 · flown by SkyWest 2h 40m Seattle SEA 12:45 → FLL 21:40DL 338 11h 40m 99% 73%
UnitedDetails → SNA 06:45 → EWR 15:21UA 661 2h 09m Newark EWR 17:30 → FLL 20:48UA 1907 11h 03m 99% 72%
Tight connection: often missed
UnitedDetails → SNA 11:58 → IAH 17:20UA 2050 1h 06m Houston IAH 18:26 → FLL 22:04UA 1956 7h 06m 73% 56%
UnitedDetails → SNA 18:20 → SFO 19:51UA 2657 1h 24m San Francisco SFO 21:15 → FLL 05:59 +1UA 1230 8h 39m 65% 47%

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
DEN · 1h 15m · leaves 13:08 14%
ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 10:37 16%

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