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 5% of the time at 6 am and 3 times in 5 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	DFW	LAX	3h 18m	89%	1.8%	740	Flying now
Frontier	DFW	LAX	3h 26m	78%	0.8%	478	Flying now
American	DFW	LAX	3h 24m	70%	2.5%	4,576	Flying now
Spirit	DFW	LAX	3h 24m	80%	3.2%	441	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	DFW 09:30 → OKC 10:37AA 3805 · flown by Envoy	3h 45m Oklahoma City	OKC 14:22 → LAX 15:39AA 6272 · flown by SkyWest	8h 09m	100%	97%
American Details →	DFW 11:06 → TUL 12:18AA 3829 · flown by Envoy	3h 03m Tulsa	TUL 15:21 → LAX 16:55AA 6366 · flown by SkyWest	7h 49m	100%	94%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	3h 09m Denver	DEN 10:02 → LAX 11:34UA 405	7h 49m	100%	90%
United Details →	DFW 08:45 → DEN 10:06UA 644	3h 20m Denver	DEN 13:26 → LAX 14:57UA 774	8h 12m	99%	90%
American Details →	DFW 07:00 → LAS 07:51AA 1969	2h 13m Las Vegas	LAS 10:04 → LAX 11:24AA 6425 · flown by SkyWest	6h 24m	98%	89%
American Details →	DFW 12:01 → SAT 13:11AA 4084 · flown by Envoy	1h 58m San Antonio	SAT 15:09 → LAX 16:27AA 6307 · flown by SkyWest	6h 26m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	DFW 06:55 → ATL 10:09DL 893	1h 21m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LAX 13:05DL 326	8h 13m	95%	86%
United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	3h 31m Houston	IAH 09:53 → LAX 11:30UA 469	8h 20m	99%	86%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 16:50 → ORD 19:44AA 2474	1h 05m Chicago	ORD 20:49 → LAX 23:13AA 613	8h 23m	60%	28%
American Details →	DFW 18:38 → ORD 21:22AA 1424	1h 08m Chicago	ORD 22:30 → LAX 00:52 +1AA 1209	8h 14m	50%	24%
American Details →	DFW 15:30 → ORD 18:16AA 2740	52m Chicago	ORD 19:08 → LAX 21:33AA 2364	8h 03m	41%	23%

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 · 1h 07m · leaves 05:45 3%

IAH · 58m · leaves 05:10 5%

SEA · 1h 18m · leaves 06:24 10%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 52m · leaves 15:30 59%

BNA · 1h 02m · leaves 15:50 63%

MIA · 47m · leaves 12:45 67%

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 1014 DFW 08:20 → TUS Delta DL 3744 TUS 12:27 → LAX Connection details →	3h 49m	7h 55m	97%	94%
American AA 3390 DFW 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 326 ATL 11:30 → LAX Connection details →	2h 17m	9h 08m	98%	91%
American AA 2108 DFW 14:30 → PHX United UA 4722 PHX 18:54 → LAX Connection details →	3h 57m	8h 01m	95%	91%

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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