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 Baltimore on time 93% of the time.

Best connections, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Baltimore on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Baltimore is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	SNA 18:00 → LAS 19:15WN 2307	2h 55m Las Vegas	LAS 22:10 → BWI 05:45 +1WN 2208	8h 45m	100%	93%
Southwest Details →	SNA 17:15 → PHX 18:35WN 4514	3h 50m Phoenix	PHX 22:25 → BWI 05:40 +1WN 1170	9h 25m	98%	90%
Alaska Details →	SNA 17:32 → SEA 20:20AS 774	1h 16m Seattle	SEA 21:36 → BWI 05:41 +1AS 781	9h 09m	93%	83%
United Details →	SNA 18:20 → SFO 19:51UA 2657	2h 49m San Francisco	SFO 22:40 → BWI 07:10 +1UA 1340	9h 50m	95%	78%
Delta Details →	SNA 17:03 → SLC 19:59DL 1277	3h 41m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:40 → BWI 05:49 +1DL 2079	9h 46m	100%	76%
Southwest Details →	SNA 16:30 → SMF 17:55WN 3871	3h 45m Sacramento	SMF 21:40 → BWI 05:35 +1WN 3622	10h 05m	95%	75%
Southwest Details →	SNA 17:00 → SJC 18:20WN 3864	3h 20m San Jose	SJC 21:40 → BWI 05:45 +1WN 621	9h 45m	100%	74%
American Details →	SNA 11:31 → ORD 17:55AA 2679	3h 30m Chicago	ORD 21:25 → BWI 00:33 +1AA 4663 · flown by Republic	10h 02m	99%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	SNA 07:00 → SFO 08:31UA 1604	1h 02m San Francisco	SFO 09:33 → BWI 17:57UA 2664	7h 57m	71%	64%
United Details →	SNA 19:27 → SFO 21:05UA 5339 · flown by SkyWest	1h 35m San Francisco	SFO 22:40 → BWI 07:10 +1UA 1340	8h 43m	74%	61%
United Details →	SNA 14:10 → ORD 20:26UA 1352	54m Chicago	ORD 21:20 → BWI 00:28 +1UA 675	7h 18m	59%	35%

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

SFO · 1h 02m · leaves 07:00 29%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 18m · leaves 14:00 14%

LAS · 1h 10m · leaves 14:00 14%

ORD · 54m · leaves 14:10 41%

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 1277 SNA 17:03 → SLC Southwest WN 3735 SLC 23:35 → BWI Connection details →	3h 36m	9h 37m	98%	80%
Alaska AS 3248 SNA 18:03 → SFO United UA 1340 SFO 22:40 → BWI Connection details →	3h 07m	10h 07m	92%	75%
United UA 489 SNA 08:45 → DEN Southwest WN 1045 DEN 14:35 → BWI Connection details →	2h 26m	8h 15m	96%	63%

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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