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 75-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 10 am and 32% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	DFW	COS	2h 04m	72%	2.7%	1,933	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Colorado Springs on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Colorado Springs is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	DFW 12:30 → SLC 14:25DL 2798	1h 30m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:55 → COS 17:40DL 4449 · flown by SkyWest	6h 10m	95%	86%
United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	3h 34m Houston	IAH 09:56 → COS 11:25UA 6122 · flown by Mesa	7h 15m	99%	84%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	2h 52m Denver	DEN 09:45 → COS 10:46UA 5306 · flown by SkyWest	6h 01m	100%	80%
United Details →	DFW 18:45 → DEN 20:15UA 1602	2h 54m Denver	DEN 23:09 → COS 23:59UA 4745 · flown by SkyWest	6h 14m	91%	78%
Delta Details →	DFW 06:55 → ATL 10:09DL 893	1h 21m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → COS 12:35DL 2427	6h 40m	95%	76%
United Details →	DFW 11:35 → DEN 12:45UA 2049	2h 50m Denver	DEN 15:35 → COS 16:32UA 5546 · flown by SkyWest	5h 57m	97%	76%
United Details →	DFW 16:01 → IAH 17:18UA 2682	2h 34m Houston	IAH 19:52 → COS 21:29UA 6126 · flown by Mesa	6h 28m	91%	74%
United Details →	DFW 08:45 → DEN 10:06UA 644	3h 24m Denver	DEN 13:30 → COS 14:27UA 4775 · flown by SkyWest	6h 42m	100%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DFW 16:50 → DEN 18:20UA 1303	1h 30m Denver	DEN 19:50 → COS 20:46UA 5669 · flown by SkyWest	4h 56m	74%	61%
United Details →	DFW 18:45 → DEN 20:15UA 1602	55m Denver	DEN 21:10 → COS 22:06UA 4650 · flown by SkyWest	4h 21m	67%	50%
Delta Details →	DFW 18:12 → SLC 20:00DL 2812	59m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:59 → COS 22:42DL 3788 · flown by SkyWest	5h 30m	53%	47%

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 · 52m · leaves 05:45 7%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 06m · leaves 17:24 32%

DEN · 55m · leaves 18:45 33%

SLC · 59m · leaves 18:12 47%

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.


Frontier F9 2631 DFW 18:18 → DEN United UA 4745 DEN 23:09 → COS Connection details →	3h 34m	6h 41m	95%	82%
American AA 2613 DFW 11:30 → SLC Delta DL 4449 SLC 15:55 → COS Connection details →	2h 45m	7h 10m	91%	82%
American AA 3390 DFW 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 2427 ATL 11:30 → COS Connection details →	2h 17m	7h 35m	98%	80%

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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