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 ECP → DFW flights land within a few points of 78% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	ECP	DFW	2h 24m	78%	3.2%	1,290	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas-Fort Worth 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	1h 37m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	5h 16m	95%	79%
United Details →	ECP 06:30 → IAH 08:28UA 4255 · flown by CommuteAir	3h 37m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	7h 04m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	ECP 07:41 → ATL 09:55DL 1674	1h 33m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	5h 09m	96%	76%
United Details →	ECP 09:00 → IAH 10:57UA 4034 · flown by Mesa	3h 49m Houston	IAH 14:46 → DFW 16:16UA 1388	7h 16m	98%	74%
Delta Details →	ECP 17:08 → ATL 19:24DL 3094	3h 30m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	7h 05m	98%	73%
Delta Details →	ECP 09:19 → ATL 11:31DL 3048	2h 54m Atlanta	ATL 14:25 → DFW 15:46DL 921	6h 27m	98%	72%
American Details →	ECP 07:05 → CLT 09:56AA 5175 · flown by PSA	1h 34m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	6h 11m	93%	70%
Delta Details →	ECP 11:43 → ATL 13:55DL 3045	2h 18m Atlanta	ATL 16:13 → DFW 17:32DL 374	5h 49m	97%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ECP 17:05 → IAH 19:10UA 4842 · flown by CommuteAir	49m Houston	IAH 19:59 → DFW 21:25UA 1949	4h 20m	60%	42%
American Details →	ECP 18:54 → CLT 21:45AA 5178 · flown by PSA	49m Charlotte	CLT 22:34 → DFW 00:26 +1AA 1271	5h 32m	45%	28%
American Details →	ECP 13:17 → PHL 16:48AA 5173 · flown by PSA	50m Philadelphia	PHL 17:38 → DFW 20:25AA 2947	7h 08m	51%	25%

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

IAH · 1h 03m · leaves 06:30 10%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 49m · leaves 17:05 40%

PHL · 50m · leaves 13:17 49%

CLT · 49m · leaves 18:54 55%

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.


Delta DL 3114 ECP 06:00 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	3h 06m	6h 50m	96%	76%
Southwest WN 1785 ECP 07:50 → BNA American AA 1520 BNA 12:45 → DFW Connection details →	3h 30m	7h 08m	100%	72%
Delta DL 1674 ECP 07:41 → ATL American AA 1358 ATL 13:39 → DFW Connection details →	3h 44m	7h 29m	99%	69%

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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