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 Miami on time 88% of the time.

Best connections, one ticket

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


Delta Details →	SNA 17:03 → SLC 19:59DL 1277	3h 01m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:00 → MIA 05:42 +1DL 2040	9h 39m	99%	88%
United Details →	SNA 21:15 → EWR 05:33UA 2186	1h 27m Newark	EWR 07:00 → MIA 10:02 +1UA 2785	9h 47m	95%	86%
United Details →	SNA 18:20 → SFO 19:51UA 2657	3h 03m San Francisco	SFO 22:54 → MIA 07:39 +1UA 1769	10h 19m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	SNA 21:00 → JFK 05:23DL 556	1h 42m New York	JFK 07:05 → MIA 10:21 +1DL 1528	10h 21m	97%	75%
United Details →	SNA 07:45 → IAH 13:07UA 700	3h 43m Houston	IAH 16:50 → MIA 20:33UA 2740	9h 48m	99%	74%
United Details →	SNA 11:58 → IAH 17:20UA 2050	1h 41m Houston	IAH 19:01 → MIA 22:40UA 1829	7h 42m	89%	70%
American Details →	SNA 09:49 → PHX 11:12AA 2660	1h 40m Phoenix	PHX 12:52 → MIA 20:28AA 1983	7h 39m	97%	69%
American Details →	SNA 19:32 → PHX 20:57AA 2685	2h 08m Phoenix	PHX 23:05 → MIA 06:28 +1AA 2654	7h 56m	87%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Frontier Details →	SNA 20:10 → LAS 21:21F9 3738	1h 08m Las Vegas	LAS 22:29 → MIA 06:30 +1F9 4552	7h 20m	75%	55%
American Details →	SNA 19:32 → PHX 20:57AA 2685	1h 03m Phoenix	PHX 22:00 → MIA 05:22 +1AA 2205	6h 50m	75%	50%
American Details →	SNA 12:55 → DFW 18:14AA 2669	58m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:12 → MIA 22:59AA 1824	7h 04m	57%	36%

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

LAS · 1h 08m · leaves 20:10 25%

PHX · 1h 03m · leaves 19:32 25%

DFW · 58m · leaves 12:55 43%

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.


United UA 2186 SNA 21:15 → EWR American AA 1152 EWR 08:00 → MIA Connection details →	2h 27m	10h 55m	96%	84%
Delta DL 1277 SNA 17:03 → SLC American AA 3070 SLC 23:56 → MIA Connection details →	3h 57m	10h 37m	99%	80%
Southwest WN 3088 SNA 18:30 → PHX American AA 2654 PHX 23:05 → MIA Connection details →	3h 15m	8h 58m	100%	79%

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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