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

No clear winner: Southwest’s ECP → DAL flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	ECP	DAL	2h 10m	81%	0.9%	692	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	ECP 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3114	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → DAL 11:24DL 1115	5h 24m	96%	85%
Southwest Details →	ECP 07:50 → BNA 09:15WN 1785	3h 05m Nashville	BNA 12:20 → DAL 14:15WN 5046	6h 25m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	ECP 09:19 → ATL 11:31DL 3048	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → DAL 15:03DL 512	5h 53m	97%	81%
Southwest Details →	ECP 10:15 → HOU 12:00WN 510	3h 00m Houston	HOU 15:00 → DAL 16:10WN 36	5h 55m	98%	74%
Delta Details →	ECP 11:43 → ATL 13:55DL 3045	2h 43m Atlanta	ATL 16:38 → DAL 17:55DL 2780	6h 12m	97%	74%
Southwest Details →	ECP 06:10 → MDW 08:25WN 4180	1h 35m Chicago	MDW 10:00 → DAL 12:15WN 1487	6h 05m	100%	73%
Delta Details →	ECP 17:08 → ATL 19:24DL 3094	1h 51m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → DAL 22:34DL 1104	5h 26m	92%	72%
Southwest Details →	ECP 11:30 → MCI 13:45WN 1788	3h 10m Kansas City	MCI 16:55 → DAL 18:30WN 1323	7h 00m	100%	53%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	ECP 18:20 → BNA 19:45WN 554	50m Nashville	BNA 20:35 → DAL 22:32WN 3230	4h 10m	27%	9%

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.

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 48m · leaves 13:36 23%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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