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 14% of the time at 9 am and 2 times in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	DFW	RAP	2h 29m	82%	1.7%	1,006	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	2h 10m Chicago	ORD 13:20 → RAP 14:55AA 3767 · flown by Envoy	7h 25m	99%	86%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	1h 02m Denver	DEN 07:55 → RAP 09:19UA 5927 · flown by SkyWest	4h 34m	95%	86%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → ORD 07:38AA 1360	2h 02m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → RAP 11:14AA 3766 · flown by Envoy	7h 14m	95%	83%
United Details →	DFW 08:45 → DEN 10:06UA 644	1h 09m Denver	DEN 11:15 → RAP 12:29UA 1623	4h 44m	93%	82%
United Details →	DFW 11:35 → DEN 12:45UA 2049	2h 58m Denver	DEN 15:43 → RAP 17:12UA 5490 · flown by SkyWest	6h 37m	97%	75%
American Details →	DFW 06:10 → PHX 06:49AA 1818	1h 41m Phoenix	PHX 08:30 → RAP 12:10AA 4076 · flown by Envoy	7h 00m	93%	74%
Delta Details →	DFW 11:16 → MSP 13:48DL 2972	1h 12m Minneapolis	MSP 15:00 → RAP 15:48DL 3851 · flown by SkyWest	5h 32m	88%	71%
Delta Details →	DFW 15:34 → MSP 18:04DL 2900	3h 50m Minneapolis	MSP 21:54 → RAP 22:37DL 3714 · flown by SkyWest	8h 03m	96%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 09:35 → ORD 12:14AA 1290	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 13:20 → RAP 14:55AA 3767 · flown by Envoy	6h 20m	72%	63%
Delta Details →	DFW 18:31 → MSP 21:00DL 2873	54m Minneapolis	MSP 21:54 → RAP 22:37DL 3714 · flown by SkyWest	5h 06m	48%	34%
United Details →	DFW 18:45 → DEN 20:15UA 1602	55m Denver	DEN 21:10 → RAP 22:25UA 2781	4h 40m	67%	24%

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 02m · leaves 05:45 5%

CLT · 49m · leaves 05:00 14%

PHX · 56m · leaves 07:08 16%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 17:47 40%

DEN · 55m · leaves 16:50 43%

MSP · 54m · leaves 18:31 52%

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.


United UA 1695 DFW 07:08 → ORD American AA 3767 ORD 13:20 → RAP Connection details →	3h 30m	8h 47m	98%	86%
American AA 1523 DFW 07:04 → DEN United UA 1623 DEN 11:15 → RAP Connection details →	3h 07m	6h 25m	97%	85%
American AA 2152 DFW 07:17 → MSP Delta DL 3967 MSP 13:31 → RAP Connection details →	3h 50m	8h 02m	100%	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