Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s DFW → MRY flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	MRY	3h 42m	85%	1.7%	299	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DFW 06:10 → PHX 06:49AA 1818	3h 15m Phoenix	PHX 10:04 → MRY 12:05AA 3720 · flown by Envoy	7h 55m	100%	86%
American Details →	DFW 13:40 → PHX 14:08AA 2113	2h 30m Phoenix	PHX 16:38 → MRY 18:28AA 2884	6h 43m	97%	83%
United Details →	DFW 08:45 → DEN 10:06UA 644	1h 09m Denver	DEN 11:15 → MRY 13:10UA 5438 · flown by SkyWest	6h 25m	93%	82%
American Details →	DFW 16:37 → PHX 17:09AA 1155	3h 28m Phoenix	PHX 20:37 → MRY 22:33AA 6374 · flown by SkyWest	7h 56m	97%	74%
United Details →	DFW 06:00 → SFO 07:47UA 790	2h 18m San Francisco	SFO 10:05 → MRY 11:10UA 5479 · flown by SkyWest	7h 10m	97%	74%
American Details →	DFW 10:50 → PHX 11:19AA 2990	2h 24m Phoenix	PHX 13:43 → MRY 15:38AA 6268 · flown by SkyWest	6h 48m	99%	73%
Alaska Details →	DFW 19:24 → SAN 20:29AS 780	1h 57m San Diego	SAN 22:26 → MRY 23:58AS 3005 · flown by SkyWest	6h 34m	83%	58%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 19:14 → PHX 19:43AA 818	54m Phoenix	PHX 20:37 → MRY 22:33AA 6374 · flown by SkyWest	5h 19m	48%	38%
United Details →	DFW 16:50 → DEN 18:20UA 1303	1h 10m Denver	DEN 19:30 → MRY 21:10UA 1371	6h 20m	64%	32%
United Details →	DFW 11:02 → SFO 12:51UA 1712	59m San Francisco	SFO 13:50 → MRY 14:55UA 5738 · flown by SkyWest	5h 53m	29%	15%

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 09m · leaves 08:45 7%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 10m · leaves 16:50 36%

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 2005 DFW 06:00 → LAX United UA 5241 LAX 10:21 → MRY Connection details →	3h 08m	7h 42m	97%	87%
American AA 1523 DFW 07:04 → DEN United UA 5438 DEN 11:15 → MRY Connection details →	3h 07m	8h 06m	97%	85%
American AA 2476 DFW 09:05 → SAN Alaska AS 3346 SAN 12:53 → MRY Connection details →	2h 48m	7h 23m	96%	76%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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