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 10 am and almost half the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	DFW	MCI	1h 39m	71%	2.8%	2,528	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Kansas City 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	1h 07m Denver	DEN 08:00 → MCI 10:50UA 5247 · flown by SkyWest	5h 05m	97%	89%
Frontier Details →	DFW 05:18 → DEN 06:31F9 2147	3h 45m Denver	DEN 10:16 → MCI 13:00F9 4828	7h 42m	99%	88%
United Details →	DFW 08:45 → DEN 10:06UA 644	3h 34m Denver	DEN 13:40 → MCI 16:22UA 586	7h 37m	100%	88%
American Details →	DFW 06:10 → PHX 06:49AA 1818	1h 46m Phoenix	PHX 08:35 → MCI 13:26AA 2058	7h 16m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	DFW 06:55 → ATL 10:09DL 893	3h 15m Atlanta	ATL 13:24 → MCI 14:32DL 1443	7h 37m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:29 → DTW 09:10DL 2183	3h 15m Detroit	DTW 12:25 → MCI 13:24DL 2741	7h 56m	98%	84%
United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	1h 38m Houston	IAH 08:00 → MCI 10:03UA 2266	4h 53m	99%	84%
United Details →	DFW 07:00 → IAH 08:26UA 2670	3h 39m Houston	IAH 12:05 → MCI 14:15UA 6152 · flown by Mesa	7h 15m	99%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 14:25 → PHL 18:52AA 1100	1h 13m Philadelphia	PHL 20:05 → MCI 22:24AA 2901	7h 59m	72%	50%
Delta Details →	DFW 18:12 → SLC 20:00DL 2812	50m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:50 → MCI 00:18 +1DL 2993	6h 05m	43%	35%
American Details →	DFW 16:34 → MIA 20:35AA 3308	50m Miami	MIA 21:25 → MCI 23:50AA 670	7h 12m	45%	28%

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%

CLT · 1h 13m · leaves 05:00 7%

ATL · 56m · leaves 06:55 10%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 55m · leaves 17:47 46%

MIA · 50m · leaves 16:34 55%

SLC · 50m · leaves 18:12 57%

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 Southwest WN 3114 DEN 10:00 → MCI Connection details →	3h 29m	7h 27m	99%	96%
American AA 1969 DFW 07:00 → LAS Southwest WN 786 LAS 10:05 → MCI Connection details →	2h 14m	7h 55m	94%	92%
United UA 773 DFW 05:45 → DEN Frontier F9 4828 DEN 10:16 → MCI Connection details →	3h 23m	7h 15m	100%	88%

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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