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 8% of the time at 10 am and 3 times in 5 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


Frontier	DFW	PHX	2h 36m	77%	2.2%	602	Flying now
American	DFW	PHX	2h 41m	73%	2.6%	4,625	Flying now
Spirit	DFW	PHX	–	67%few flights	0.0%	3	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DFW 06:00 → LAX 07:13AA 2005	2h 47m Los Angeles	LAX 10:00 → PHX 11:28AA 1668	7h 28m	99%	89%
American Details →	DFW 07:00 → LAS 07:51AA 1969	2h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 09:56 → PHX 11:08AA 2004	6h 08m	97%	87%
American Details →	DFW 10:00 → MCI 11:44AA 3661 · flown by Envoy	2h 34m Kansas City	MCI 14:18 → PHX 15:15AA 2058	7h 15m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	DFW 12:30 → SLC 14:25DL 2798	3h 00m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:25 → PHX 18:07DL 1451	7h 37m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	DFW 13:45 → LAX 14:58DL 521	2h 43m Los Angeles	LAX 17:41 → PHX 19:15DL 4077 · flown by SkyWest	7h 30m	99%	85%
Frontier Details →	DFW 05:18 → DEN 06:31F9 2147	2h 44m Denver	DEN 09:15 → PHX 10:11F9 2141	6h 58m	99%	85%
American Details →	DFW 08:51 → GJT 10:26AA 4918 · flown by SkyWest	1h 39m Grand Junction	GJT 12:05 → PHX 12:46AA 4995 · flown by SkyWest	5h 55m	96%	85%
American Details →	DFW 08:57 → FAT 10:15AA 1828	2h 41m Fresno	FAT 12:56 → PHX 14:37AA 1831	7h 40m	96%	85%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 16:50 → ORD 19:44AA 2474	1h 10m Chicago	ORD 20:54 → PHX 22:36AA 332	7h 46m	62%	30%
American Details →	DFW 18:38 → ORD 21:22AA 1424	1h 12m Chicago	ORD 22:34 → PHX 00:14 +1AA 2786	7h 35m	54%	26%
American Details →	DFW 10:45 → ORD 13:25AA 3330	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 14:25 → PHX 16:09AA 1384	7h 24m	63%	21%

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%

LAX · 1h 16m · leaves 07:26 6%

ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 06:55 8%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 48m · leaves 17:30 60%

SFO · 56m · leaves 16:17 61%

CLT · 49m · leaves 15:57 73%

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 1996 DFW 08:35 → LAX United UA 5450 LAX 13:05 → PHX Connection details →	3h 16m	8h 07m	97%	93%
American AA 2041 DFW 11:41 → LAX United UA 5457 LAX 16:22 → PHX Connection details →	3h 29m	8h 18m	97%	93%
American AA 966 DFW 16:30 → LAX United UA 5458 LAX 21:22 → PHX Connection details →	3h 37m	8h 29m	100%	93%

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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