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

Nonstops


American	CID	DFW	2h 17m	79%	2.6%	1,172	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	CID 05:30 → DEN 06:54UA 4716 · flown by SkyWest	2h 46m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	7h 18m	97%	91%
Delta Details →	CID 05:45 → ATL 08:48DL 2518	2h 40m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	7h 05m	97%	78%
American Details →	CID 07:50 → PHX 09:16AA 4983 · flown by SkyWest	1h 15m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	7h 20m	89%	76%
Delta Details →	CID 06:46 → MSP 08:05DL 5248 · flown by Endeavor	1h 58m Minneapolis	MSP 10:03 → DFW 12:30DL 2970	5h 47m	91%	75%
American Details →	CID 06:17 → CLT 09:35AA 1039	1h 55m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	6h 59m	95%	74%
United Details →	CID 08:00 → ORD 09:23UA 656	3h 42m Chicago	ORD 13:05 → DFW 15:48UA 2290	7h 48m	100%	73%
United Details →	CID 08:50 → DEN 10:04UA 1500	3h 41m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	8h 01m	96%	72%
United Details →	CID 06:30 → ORD 07:51UA 1499	2h 38m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → DFW 13:12UA 441	6h 42m	93%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CID 12:09 → MSP 13:26DL 4899 · flown by Endeavor	1h 21m Minneapolis	MSP 14:47 → DFW 17:16DL 2971	5h 07m	74%	56%
United Details →	CID 18:05 → DEN 19:29UA 5273 · flown by SkyWest	1h 24m Denver	DEN 20:53 → DFW 23:59UA 2239	5h 54m	73%	50%

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

ORD · 1h 15m · leaves 06:00 9%

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 05:45 10%

PHX · 1h 15m · leaves 07:50 11%

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 1h 17m · leaves 14:40 5%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 15:01 17%

DCA · 1h 12m · leaves 12:40 21%

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.


Delta DL 2518 CID 05:45 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	2h 33m	7h 05m	95%	75%
United UA 4716 CID 05:30 → DEN American AA 1523 DEN 09:04 → DFW Connection details →	2h 10m	6h 37m	94%	75%
Delta DL 5248 CID 06:46 → MSP American AA 2152 MSP 10:34 → DFW Connection details →	2h 29m	6h 19m	89%	73%

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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