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 AVL → DFW flights land within a few points of 72% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	AVL	DFW	2h 47m	72%	2.4%	721	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 1 h behind Asheville). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	AVL 05:35 → ATL 06:34DL 2712	3h 18m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	6h 41m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	AVL 07:53 → ATL 09:00DL 2853	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	5h 57m	95%	75%
American Details →	AVL 06:00 → MIA 08:04AA 3405 · flown by Envoy	56m Miami	MIA 09:00 → DFW 11:12AA 1227	6h 12m	91%	75%
American Details →	AVL 11:20 → CLT 12:32AA 6101 · flown by Piedmont	2h 32m Charlotte	CLT 15:04 → DFW 16:58AA 1709	6h 38m	97%	75%
United Details →	AVL 06:40 → ORD 07:52UA 4651 · flown by SkyWest	2h 37m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → DFW 13:12UA 441	7h 32m	97%	74%
Allegiant + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	AVL 06:00 → DEN 07:23G4 241	2h 46m Denver	DEN 10:09 → DFW 13:19F9 3366	8h 19m	96%	74%
Delta Details →	AVL 10:05 → ATL 11:03DL 3077	3h 22m Atlanta	ATL 14:25 → DFW 15:46DL 921	6h 41m	99%	74%
American Details →	AVL 08:52 → CLT 10:14AA 6033 · flown by Piedmont	1h 16m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	5h 24m	95%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	AVL 19:45 → ATL 21:02DL 5122 · flown by Endeavor	1h 52m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	5h 28m	73%	55%
American Details →	AVL 15:55 → LGA 17:59AA 4342 · flown by Republic	48m New York	LGA 18:47 → DFW 21:50AA 1571	6h 55m	66%	32%
American Details →	AVL 11:22 → DCA 12:59AA 5052 · flown by PSA	48m Washington	DCA 13:47 → DFW 16:14AA 1177	5h 52m	40%	28%

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

CLT · 1h 16m · leaves 08:52 5%

MIA · 56m · leaves 06:00 9%

ATL · 1h 06m · leaves 05:35 11%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 07m · leaves 13:59 11%

LGA · 48m · leaves 15:55 34%

CLT · 1h 02m · leaves 20:15 47%

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