Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s ANC → DFW flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	ANC	DFW	6h 34m	74%	0.3%	394	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:16 → DEN 06:34AS 752	3h 06m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48 +1UA 355	10h 32m	100%	94%
Alaska + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:06 → PHX 05:38AS 1550	1h 52m Phoenix	PHX 07:30 → DFW 12:06 +1AA 1139	10h 00m	98%	89%
Alaska + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 16:09 → PDX 20:48AS 1609	3h 57m Portland	PDX 00:45 → DFW 06:33 +1AA 1460	11h 24m	100%	88%
Alaska Details →	ANC 00:29 → SEA 05:00AS 221	1h 02m Seattle	SEA 06:02 → DFW 11:59AS 414	8h 30m	98%	87%
Alaska + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:59 → LAS 06:11AS 1636	4h 00m Las Vegas	LAS 10:11 → DFW 15:08 +1AA 1584	12h 09m	100%	84%
Alaska + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 17:23 → SEA 21:58AS 544	2h 46m Seattle	SEA 00:44 → DFW 06:43 +1AA 2429	10h 20m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	ANC 00:35 → SLC 07:15DL 2223	2h 35m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:50 → DFW 13:33DL 2800	9h 58m	99%	83%
American Details →	ANC 23:44 → PHX 06:22AA 2991	3h 08m Phoenix	PHX 09:30 → DFW 14:08 +1AA 554	11h 24m	96%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ANC 23:44 → PHX 06:22AA 2991	1h 08m Phoenix	PHX 07:30 → DFW 12:06 +1AA 1139	9h 22m	71%	65%

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

SEA · 1h 02m · leaves 00:29 2%

IAD · 1h 18m · leaves 20:15 10%

DEN · 1h 06m · leaves 23:09 10%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 1h 05m · leaves 17:23 18%

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