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 1 time in 10 at 9 am and almost half the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	DFW	DSM	1h 57m	67%	3.6%	1,436	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	59m Denver	DEN 07:52 → DSM 10:42UA 4801 · flown by SkyWest	4h 57m	94%	93%
United Details →	DFW 08:45 → DEN 10:06UA 644	3h 24m Denver	DEN 13:30 → DSM 16:15UA 1311	7h 30m	100%	89%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	3h 43m Atlanta	ATL 12:25 → DSM 13:34DL 2094	8h 04m	99%	86%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → ORD 07:38AA 1360	3h 52m Chicago	ORD 11:30 → DSM 13:05AA 4676 · flown by Republic	8h 05m	97%	85%
American Details →	DFW 06:10 → PHX 06:49AA 1818	1h 55m Phoenix	PHX 08:44 → DSM 13:44AA 2516	7h 25m	100%	81%
United Details →	DFW 07:08 → ORD 09:50UA 1695	3h 09m Chicago	ORD 12:59 → DSM 14:27UA 1781	7h 19m	99%	81%
United Details →	DFW 07:00 → IAH 08:26UA 2670	3h 29m Houston	IAH 11:55 → DSM 14:10UA 6166 · flown by Mesa	7h 10m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	DFW 10:06 → ATL 13:25DL 839	3h 12m Atlanta	ATL 16:37 → DSM 17:52DL 2086	7h 41m	98%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DFW 16:51 → ATL 20:19DL 2143	56m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → DSM 22:31DL 2306	5h 40m	64%	50%
American Details →	DFW 13:10 → ORD 15:51AA 2988	1h 09m Chicago	ORD 17:00 → DSM 18:33AA 4973 · flown by SkyWest	5h 23m	71%	36%
American Details →	DFW 17:59 → CLT 21:49AA 1703	55m Charlotte	CLT 22:44 → DSM 00:09 +1AA 2241	6h 12m	62%	31%

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 · 59m · leaves 05:45 6%

PHL · 1h 13m · leaves 05:05 10%

ATL · 51m · leaves 05:30 11%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 56m · leaves 16:51 36%

CLT · 55m · leaves 17:59 38%

ORD · 1h 09m · leaves 18:38 49%

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 2147 DFW 05:18 → DEN United UA 5211 DEN 09:50 → DSM Connection details →	3h 19m	7h 29m	99%	91%
American AA 3390 DFW 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 2094 ATL 12:25 → DSM Connection details →	3h 12m	7h 34m	100%	90%
American AA 1523 DFW 07:04 → DEN Southwest WN 1524 DEN 12:05 → DSM Connection details →	3h 57m	7h 46m	99%	86%

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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