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 4% of the time at 6 am and almost half the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Frontier	DFW	IND	2h 18m	85%	0.9%	116	Flying now
American	DFW	IND	2h 12m	69%	2.8%	1,905	Flying now
Spirit	DFW	IND	2h 15m	100%few flights	0.0%	26	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DFW 05:02 → DCA 09:03AA 1618	2h 56m Washington	DCA 11:59 → IND 13:56AA 4407 · flown by Republic	7h 54m	99%	93%
American Details →	DFW 06:10 → PHX 06:49AA 1818	2h 01m Phoenix	PHX 08:50 → IND 15:30AA 1946	8h 20m	100%	88%
United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	1h 03m Houston	IAH 07:25 → IND 10:54UA 6162 · flown by Mesa	4h 44m	96%	87%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	3h 05m Denver	DEN 09:58 → IND 14:35UA 1522	7h 50m	100%	86%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → ORD 07:38AA 1360	1h 52m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → IND 11:40AA 843	5h 40m	95%	85%
United Details →	DFW 07:00 → IAH 08:26UA 2670	3h 29m Houston	IAH 11:55 → IND 15:25UA 1687	7h 25m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → IND 12:40DL 3013	6h 10m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	DFW 11:16 → MSP 13:48DL 2972	1h 57m Minneapolis	MSP 15:45 → IND 18:22DL 1456	6h 06m	95%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 16:10 → PHL 20:53AA 2973	1h 07m Philadelphia	PHL 22:00 → IND 23:57 +1AA 1247	6h 52m	69%	41%
Delta Details →	DFW 12:00 → BOS 16:59DL 760	46m Boston	BOS 17:45 → IND 20:34DL 5616 · flown by Republic	7h 34m	53%	39%
American Details →	DFW 18:38 → ORD 21:22AA 1424	1h 08m Chicago	ORD 22:30 → IND 00:51 +1AA 4363 · flown by Republic	5h 13m	50%	33%

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

IAH · 1h 03m · leaves 05:10 4%

IAD · 1h 14m · leaves 07:20 7%

PHX · 1h 16m · leaves 07:08 10%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 1h 19m · leaves 15:39 37%

BOS · 46m · leaves 12:00 47%

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 18:38 50%

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 3178 DFW 07:00 → DTW Delta DL 5846 DTW 14:00 → IND Connection details →	3h 06m	7h 19m	100%	86%
Frontier F9 2147 DFW 05:18 → DEN United UA 1522 DEN 09:58 → IND Connection details →	3h 27m	8h 17m	99%	86%
American AA 3193 DFW 07:20 → IAH United UA 1687 IAH 11:55 → IND Connection details →	3h 23m	7h 05m	95%	82%

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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