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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 78% on time.

Nonstops


Frontier	DEN	MCI	1h 48m	85%	0.0%	280	Flying now
United	DEN	MCI	1h 48m	82%	0.3%	1,689	Flying now
Southwest	DEN	MCI	1h 35m	74%	0.4%	2,352	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Kansas City on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Kansas City is 1 h ahead of Denver). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DEN 19:30 → IND 12:32WN 1211	1h 13m Indianapolis	IND 13:45 → MCI 14:15WN 4887	-375m	50%	36%

No one-ticket connection fits with layovers up to 4 hours. Try any airlines.

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.

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