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

Take the nonstop: United IAH → RSW (2h 26m) reaches Fort Myers on time 86% of the time; the most reliable connection, American via DFW (4h 55m), 54%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	IAH	RSW	2h 26m	86%	0.1%	874	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fort Myers on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Fort Myers is 1 h ahead of Houston). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	IAH 05:04 → ORD 07:59UA 1044	2h 36m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RSW 14:44UA 1102	8h 40m	100%	92%
United Details →	IAH 05:15 → DEN 06:47UA 1874	2h 48m Denver	DEN 09:35 → RSW 15:22UA 2601	9h 07m	99%	89%
Delta Details →	IAH 07:02 → ATL 10:05DL 1315	2h 48m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → RSW 14:35DL 1196	6h 32m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	IAH 05:40 → ATL 08:43DL 1069	1h 42m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → RSW 12:14DL 1153	5h 34m	98%	77%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 07:25 → IND 10:54UA 6162 · flown by Mesa	2h 46m Indianapolis	IND 13:40 → RSW 16:05WN 2137	7h 40m	99%	73%
United + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 07:30 → CVG 10:59UA 6312 · flown by Mesa	3h 49m Hebron	CVG 14:48 → RSW 17:16F9 1318	8h 46m	99%	72%
Delta Details →	IAH 16:51 → ATL 20:13DL 2890	3h 02m Atlanta	ATL 23:15 → RSW 01:01 +1DL 1217	7h 10m	96%	71%
Delta Details →	IAH 08:05 → ATL 11:09DL 644	3h 45m Atlanta	ATL 14:54 → RSW 16:39DL 1379	7h 34m	100%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	IAH 16:18 → DFW 17:48AA 3583 · flown by Envoy	1h 03m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → RSW 22:38AA 1267	5h 20m	70%	38%

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 · 56m · leaves 05:02 12%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 03m · leaves 16:18 30%

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