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

No clear winner: Southwest’s OMA → DAL flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	OMA	DAL	1h 50m	79%	0.9%	432	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	OMA 06:35 → PHX 07:20WN 4835	55m Phoenix	PHX 08:15 → DAL 12:40WN 875	6h 05m	91%	85%
Delta Details →	OMA 05:46 → ATL 08:59DL 1136	1h 16m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → DAL 11:24DL 1115	5h 38m	94%	83%
Delta Details →	OMA 07:01 → ATL 10:16DL 1157	3h 43m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → DAL 15:03DL 512	8h 11m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	OMA 10:40 → ATL 13:53DL 2632	2h 45m Atlanta	ATL 16:38 → DAL 17:55DL 2780	7h 15m	97%	74%
Southwest Details →	OMA 05:25 → MDW 06:50WN 4504	3h 10m Chicago	MDW 10:00 → DAL 12:15WN 1487	6h 50m	100%	73%
Southwest Details →	OMA 06:15 → DEN 06:50WN 3127	3h 15m Denver	DEN 10:05 → DAL 13:10WN 1518	6h 55m	98%	71%
Southwest Details →	OMA 08:20 → MDW 09:45WN 4316	2h 35m Chicago	MDW 12:20 → DAL 14:35WN 2757	6h 15m	100%	69%
Southwest Details →	OMA 17:25 → HOU 19:45WN 3129	2h 15m Houston	HOU 22:00 → DAL 23:10WN 64	5h 45m	96%	61%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	OMA 16:15 → BNA 18:00WN 3126	58m Nashville	BNA 18:58 → DAL 20:52WN 490	4h 38m	52%	22%

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

LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 5%

ATL · 1h 16m · leaves 05:46 6%

PHX · 55m · leaves 06:35 9%

Afternoon and evening

BNA · 58m · leaves 16:15 48%

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 1442 OMA 06:00 → DEN Southwest WN 1518 DEN 10:05 → DAL Connection details →	3h 16m	7h 10m	99%	72%
Delta DL 5295 OMA 06:00 → LGA Southwest WN 4570 LGA 12:30 → DAL Connection details →	2h 34m	9h 05m	95%	67%
Delta DL 1157 OMA 07:01 → ATL Southwest WN 194 ATL 14:10 → DAL Connection details →	3h 54m	8h 19m	99%	57%

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