Sun, Oct 4 has passed, so this is the 12-month record.

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 1 time in 10 at 10 am and 28% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MKE	AUS	2h 50m	80%	0.7%	278	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	MKE 05:15 → DEN 06:50WN 2942	3h 10m Denver	DEN 10:00 → AUS 13:20WN 2263	8h 05m	100%	88%
United Details →	MKE 08:16 → DEN 10:05UA 5558 · flown by SkyWest	3h 39m Denver	DEN 13:44 → AUS 16:58UA 2270	8h 42m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	MKE 05:40 → ATL 08:42DL 1221	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → AUS 12:25DL 2011	6h 46m	96%	82%
Southwest Details →	MKE 05:45 → MDW 06:35WN 3178	3h 13m Chicago	MDW 09:48 → AUS 12:22WN 2727	6h 38m	100%	82%
Southwest Details →	MKE 05:25 → PHX 07:05WN 2954	1h 05m Phoenix	PHX 08:10 → AUS 12:25WN 4744	7h 05m	98%	82%
Southwest Details →	MKE 07:40 → BNA 09:10WN 4598	2h 20m Nashville	BNA 11:30 → AUS 13:40WN 450	6h 00m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	MKE 06:50 → ATL 10:00DL 1236	2h 16m Atlanta	ATL 12:16 → AUS 13:39DL 2104	6h 49m	97%	80%
American Details →	MKE 05:02 → ORD 06:14AA 6358 · flown by SkyWest	2h 16m Chicago	ORD 08:30 → AUS 11:13AA 2218	6h 11m	96%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
JetBlue Details →	MKE 09:36 → BOS 12:48B6 2230	56m Boston	BOS 13:44 → AUS 17:06B6 639	7h 30m	75%	42%
American Details →	MKE 18:40 → DFW 21:17AA 2136	1h 33m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:50 → AUS 23:51AA 1588	5h 13m	54%	28%
American Details →	MKE 18:55 → ORD 20:29AA 6211 · flown by SkyWest	47m Chicago	ORD 21:16 → AUS 23:59AA 935	5h 04m	39%	15%

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

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 05:25 2%

DTW · 1h 04m · leaves 09:37 7%

ATL · 58m · leaves 05:40 9%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 07m · leaves 18:40 24%

DTW · 58m · leaves 13:22 33%

ORD · 47m · leaves 18:55 61%

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.


Southwest WN 2942 MKE 05:15 → DEN Delta DL 3876 DEN 09:35 → AUS Connection details →	2h 45m	7h 34m	100%	84%
Southwest WN 2954 MKE 05:25 → PHX American AA 1394 PHX 08:44 → AUS Connection details →	1h 39m	7h 47m	95%	82%
Southwest WN 1450 MKE 09:10 → DEN United UA 2270 DEN 13:44 → AUS Connection details →	3h 04m	7h 48m	98%	81%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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