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 BOI → DFW flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	BOI	DFW	3h 14m	81%	3.1%	802	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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 ahead of Boise). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	BOI 05:00 → DEN 07:05UA 5924 · flown by SkyWest	2h 35m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	6h 48m	98%	92%
Delta Details →	BOI 06:00 → SLC 07:11DL 2173	2h 39m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:50 → DFW 13:33DL 2800	6h 33m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	BOI 06:43 → SEA 07:35DL 3775 · flown by SkyWest	1h 40m Seattle	SEA 09:15 → DFW 15:17DL 803	7h 34m	99%	79%
American Details →	BOI 08:11 → PHX 09:30AA 6475 · flown by SkyWest	1h 01m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	5h 59m	92%	79%
United Details →	BOI 06:30 → SFO 07:30UA 4678 · flown by SkyWest	1h 03m San Francisco	SFO 08:33 → DFW 14:25UA 1062	6h 55m	91%	78%
Delta Details →	BOI 13:05 → SLC 14:21DL 1442	3h 19m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:40 → DFW 21:24DL 2796	7h 19m	100%	76%
Delta Details →	BOI 23:10 → ATL 05:16DL 635	2h 24m Atlanta	ATL 07:40 → DFW 09:00 +1DL 839	8h 49m	97%	75%
Delta Details →	BOI 14:04 → ATL 20:19DL 874	2h 35m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	9h 09m	99%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	BOI 17:46 → DEN 19:45UA 2395	1h 08m Denver	DEN 20:53 → DFW 23:59UA 2239	5h 13m	57%	39%
Alaska Details →	BOI 16:27 → SEA 17:06AS 740	50m Seattle	SEA 17:56 → DFW 23:59AS 424	6h 32m	42%	34%
American Details →	BOI 15:12 → ORD 19:59AA 2340	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 20:59 → DFW 23:32AA 2600	7h 20m	67%	30%

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

DEN · 1h 11m · leaves 06:30 5%

PDX · 1h 11m · leaves 09:13 6%

PHX · 1h 01m · leaves 08:11 8%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 15:12 33%

DEN · 1h 08m · leaves 17:46 43%

SEA · 50m · leaves 16:27 58%

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 4470 BOI 05:18 → PHX American AA 2719 PHX 08:30 → DFW Connection details →	2h 08m	6h 47m	100%	86%
Alaska AS 2352 BOI 20:47 → SEA American AA 2429 SEA 00:44 → DFW Connection details →	3h 23m	8h 56m	99%	84%
Southwest WN 701 BOI 06:00 → LAS American AA 1584 LAS 10:11 → DFW Connection details →	3h 26m	8h 08m	100%	82%

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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