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 FSD → DFW flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	FSD	DFW	2h 20m	75%	3.3%	1,085	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.


United Details →	FSD 06:00 → DEN 06:53UA 5701 · flown by SkyWest	2h 47m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	6h 48m	98%	90%
American Details →	FSD 08:16 → PHX 09:12AA 6453 · flown by SkyWest	1h 19m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	6h 54m	95%	82%
Delta Details →	FSD 05:20 → ATL 08:54DL 1237	2h 34m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	7h 30m	96%	77%
Delta Details →	FSD 05:12 → MSP 06:20DL 3840 · flown by SkyWest	3h 43m Minneapolis	MSP 10:03 → DFW 12:30DL 2970	7h 21m	94%	77%
Delta Details →	FSD 10:56 → MSP 12:10DL 3561 · flown by SkyWest	2h 37m Minneapolis	MSP 14:47 → DFW 17:16DL 2971	6h 20m	100%	75%
United Details →	FSD 09:30 → DEN 10:16UA 2742	3h 29m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	7h 21m	99%	74%
United Details →	FSD 07:35 → ORD 09:31UA 1857	3h 34m Chicago	ORD 13:05 → DFW 15:48UA 2290	8h 13m	99%	72%
Delta Details →	FSD 16:26 → MSP 17:40DL 3538 · flown by SkyWest	2h 10m Minneapolis	MSP 19:50 → DFW 22:22DL 2967	5h 56m	96%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	FSD 18:51 → DEN 19:55UA 5353 · flown by SkyWest	58m Denver	DEN 20:53 → DFW 23:59UA 2239	5h 08m	62%	41%
American Details →	FSD 12:04 → ORD 14:00AA 4989 · flown by SkyWest	59m Chicago	ORD 14:59 → DFW 17:36AA 2257	5h 31m	59%	37%

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

PHX · 1h 19m · leaves 08:16 5%

ATL · 58m · leaves 05:20 13%

ORD · 58m · leaves 07:35 23%

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 14:15 16%

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 1237 FSD 05:20 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	2h 27m	7h 30m	94%	75%
United UA 5701 FSD 06:00 → DEN American AA 1523 DEN 09:04 → DFW Connection details →	2h 11m	6h 07m	95%	74%
Delta DL 3840 FSD 05:12 → MSP American AA 1395 MSP 08:01 → DFW Connection details →	1h 41m	5h 24m	85%	70%

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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