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 50-minute layover misses 1 time in 10 at 7 am and 44% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Southwest	MDW	DAL	2h 25m	78%	2.0%	2,185	Flying now
United	ORD	DFW	2h 43m	75%	1.3%	2,063	Flying now
American	ORD	DFW	2h 40m	70%	3.5%	4,378	Flying now
Frontier	MDW	DFW	2h 42m	69%	2.1%	291	Flying now
Frontier	ORD	DFW	2h 49m	69%	3.5%	452	Flying now
Southwest	ORD	DAL	2h 30m	75%	1.3%	450	Not flying now
Spirit	ORD	DFW	2h 37m	65%	3.8%	104	Not 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.


United Details →	ORD 05:00 → DEN 06:42UA 2666	2h 58m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	7h 48m	100%	93%
American Details →	ORD 06:51 → BWI 09:58AA 3446 · flown by Envoy	2h 02m Baltimore	BWI 12:00 → DFW 14:27AA 2747	7h 36m	100%	92%
Southwest Details →	MDW 05:20 → PHX 06:55WN 2858	1h 20m Phoenix	PHX 08:15 → DAL 12:40WN 875	7h 20m	94%	88%
American Details →	ORD 06:45 → MCI 08:32AA 6250 · flown by SkyWest	3h 44m Kansas City	MCI 12:16 → DFW 14:06AA 3661 · flown by Envoy	7h 21m	96%	86%
Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	1h 42m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → DAL 11:24DL 1115	5h 54m	96%	86%
American Details →	ORD 08:30 → AUS 11:13AA 2218	2h 43m Austin	AUS 13:56 → DFW 15:10AA 4095 · flown by Envoy	6h 40m	99%	85%
American Details →	ORD 06:46 → XNA 08:44AA 3839 · flown by Envoy	2h 10m Fayetteville/Springdale/	XNA 10:54 → DFW 12:20AA 3838 · flown by Envoy	5h 34m	99%	84%
Southwest Details →	MDW 07:15 → BNA 08:40WN 2959	3h 40m Nashville	BNA 12:20 → DAL 14:15WN 5046	7h 00m	100%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORD 17:22 → DTW 19:51DL 2358	55m Detroit	DTW 20:46 → DFW 22:32DL 1207	5h 14m	67%	46%
American Details →	ORD 13:32 → PHL 16:49AA 1859	49m Philadelphia	PHL 17:38 → DFW 20:25AA 2947	6h 53m	60%	29%
American Details →	ORD 14:24 → MIA 18:39AA 3148	51m Miami	MIA 19:30 → DFW 21:45AA 3104	7h 21m	37%	20%

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

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 05:30 1%

VPS · 1h 17m · leaves 08:29 2%

RSW · 1h 05m · leaves 06:50 3%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 46m · leaves 13:20 61%

PHX · 1h 06m · leaves 14:25 62%

MIA · 51m · leaves 14:24 63%

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 2989 MDW 05:15 → DEN United UA 355 DEN 09:40 → DFW Connection details →	2h 50m	7h 33m	100%	94%
Southwest WN 2808 MDW 08:00 → MCI American AA 3661 MCI 12:16 → DFW Connection details →	2h 46m	6h 06m	100%	92%
United UA 1269 ORD 06:30 → BWI American AA 2747 BWI 12:00 → DFW Connection details →	2h 33m	7h 57m	97%	91%

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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