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 one-hour layover misses 12% of the time at 9 am and 36% of the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	ATW	2h 34m	80%	1.4%	425	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Appleton on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	DFW 05:00 → ORD 07:38AA 1360	1h 52m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → ATW 10:45AA 3391 · flown by Envoy	5h 45m	95%	86%
United Details →	DFW 09:45 → ORD 12:26UA 1114	1h 29m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → ATW 15:09UA 4479 · flown by GoJet	5h 24m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:29 → DTW 09:10DL 2183	3h 48m Detroit	DTW 12:58 → ATW 13:25DL 4696 · flown by Endeavor	7h 56m	99%	76%
United Details →	DFW 16:13 → ORD 18:55UA 2299	3h 05m Chicago	ORD 22:00 → ATW 23:23UA 4495 · flown by GoJet	7h 10m	90%	71%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → CLT 08:38AA 575	3h 30m Charlotte	CLT 12:08 → ATW 13:33AA 5357 · flown by PSA	8h 33m	99%	70%
United Details →	DFW 07:08 → ORD 09:50UA 1695	2h 55m Chicago	ORD 12:45 → ATW 14:05UA 4475 · flown by GoJet	6h 57m	99%	69%
Delta Details →	DFW 11:26 → DTW 15:09DL 2746	2h 15m Detroit	DTW 17:24 → ATW 17:50DL 4166 · flown by SkyWest	6h 26m	95%	68%
American Details →	DFW 07:00 → CLT 10:44AA 317	3h 22m Charlotte	CLT 14:06 → ATW 15:28AA 5021 · flown by PSA	8h 28m	99%	64%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 18:38 → ORD 21:22AA 1424	1h 38m Chicago	ORD 23:00 → ATW 00:10 +1AA 3790 · flown by Envoy	5h 32m	68%	45%
American Details →	DFW 13:10 → ORD 15:51AA 2988	59m Chicago	ORD 16:50 → ATW 18:08AA 3410 · flown by Envoy	4h 55m	64%	42%
United Details →	DFW 12:00 → ORD 14:42UA 1401	53m Chicago	ORD 15:35 → ATW 16:54UA 5633 · flown by SkyWest	4h 54m	65%	42%

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

DTW · 50m · leaves 05:29 12%

ORD · 51m · leaves 06:00 29%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 56m · leaves 16:51 36%

ORD · 1h 03m · leaves 14:15 36%

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.


American AA 1969 DFW 07:00 → LAS Allegiant G4 3185 LAS 09:42 → ATW Connection details →	1h 51m	8h 11m	88%	77%
American AA 1059 DFW 08:30 → ORD United UA 4479 ORD 13:55 → ATW Connection details →	2h 45m	6h 39m	99%	76%
American AA 2740 DFW 15:30 → ORD United UA 4495 ORD 22:00 → ATW Connection details →	3h 44m	7h 53m	92%	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