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 HOU → MAF flights land within a few points of 83% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Southwest	HOU	MAF	1h 30m	83%	0.5%	1,358	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	HOU 06:03 → DFW 07:30AA 3395 · flown by Envoy	2h 27m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:57 → MAF 11:15AA 3651 · flown by Envoy	5h 12m	95%	81%
Southwest Details →	HOU 07:00 → DAL 08:10WN 4	3h 35m Dallas	DAL 11:45 → MAF 12:55WN 4579	5h 55m	100%	76%
Southwest Details →	HOU 07:50 → LAS 09:00WN 1998	50m Las Vegas	LAS 09:50 → MAF 14:00WN 1277	6h 10m	84%	74%
American Details →	HOU 09:30 → DFW 10:59AA 3573 · flown by Envoy	1h 33m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:32 → MAF 13:49AA 3652 · flown by Envoy	4h 19m	92%	73%
American Details →	HOU 12:46 → DFW 14:09AA 6413 · flown by SkyWest	1h 27m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:36 → MAF 16:53AA 3653 · flown by Envoy	4h 07m	79%	61%
Southwest Details →	HOU 09:25 → AUS 10:20WN 270	3h 50m Austin	AUS 14:10 → MAF 15:20WN 342	5h 55m	100%	59%
American Details →	HOU 16:14 → DFW 17:38AA 5002 · flown by SkyWest	2h 57m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:35 → MAF 21:53AA 3541 · flown by Envoy	5h 39m	78%	58%
Southwest Details →	HOU 11:30 → DAL 12:40WN 22	3h 30m Dallas	DAL 16:10 → MAF 17:25WN 488	5h 55m	99%	45%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	HOU 18:49 → DFW 20:15AA 6385 · flown by SkyWest	1h 20m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:35 → MAF 22:53AA 4116 · flown by Envoy	4h 04m	69%	44%
American Details →	HOU 16:14 → DFW 17:38AA 5002 · flown by SkyWest	57m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:35 → MAF 19:50AA 3657 · flown by Envoy	3h 36m	60%	37%
Southwest Details →	HOU 17:55 → DEN 19:40WN 1974	1h 15m Denver	DEN 20:55 → MAF 23:40WN 3473	5h 45m	39%	20%

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

DAL · 1h 10m · leaves 09:30 9%

LAS · 50m · leaves 07:50 16%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 57m · leaves 16:14 40%

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.


Southwest WN 1972 HOU 10:20 → DEN United UA 5270 DEN 13:40 → MAF Connection details →	1h 50m	6h 14m	82%	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