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

No clear winner: United’s IAH → AMA flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	IAH	AMA	2h 01m	85%	0.6%	997	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	IAH 05:02 → DFW 06:19AA 2551	2h 03m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:22 → AMA 09:44AA 3389 · flown by Envoy	4h 42m	94%	85%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	3h 41m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 17:15 → AMA 18:34AA 3388 · flown by Envoy	6h 29m	97%	82%
United Details →	IAH 09:32 → DEN 11:08UA 1450	3h 02m Denver	DEN 14:10 → AMA 16:41UA 5233 · flown by SkyWest	7h 09m	97%	79%
American Details →	IAH 07:00 → DFW 08:31AA 3002	2h 52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:23 → AMA 12:42AA 3384 · flown by Envoy	5h 42m	96%	77%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 16:20 → DFW 17:46UA 1439	3h 44m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:30 → AMA 22:59AA 4933 · flown by SkyWest	6h 39m	92%	75%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 09:31 → DFW 10:57UA 2074	3h 32m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:29 → AMA 15:46AA 3387 · flown by Envoy	6h 15m	97%	70%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 14:46 → DFW 16:16UA 1388	3h 49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:05 → AMA 21:27AA 3510 · flown by Envoy	6h 41m	94%	70%
United Details →	IAH 15:00 → DEN 16:43UA 2767	2h 37m Denver	DEN 19:20 → AMA 21:50UA 5494 · flown by SkyWest	6h 50m	97%	67%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	IAH 14:04 → DFW 15:30AA 2512	1h 45m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 17:15 → AMA 18:34AA 3388 · flown by Envoy	4h 30m	69%	57%
American Details →	IAH 18:53 → DFW 20:25AA 1929	2h 16m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:41 → AMA 23:59AA 1536	5h 06m	68%	15%

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

DFW · 54m · leaves 06:02 13%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 05m · leaves 18:53 74%

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