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 → MAF flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


United	IAH	MAF	1h 37m	84%	0.6%	2,317	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.


United Details →	IAH 06:30 → DEN 08:02UA 2643	2h 03m Denver	DEN 10:05 → MAF 12:59UA 5333 · flown by SkyWest	6h 29m	100%	84%
United Details →	IAH 09:32 → DEN 11:08UA 1450	2h 32m Denver	DEN 13:40 → MAF 16:34UA 5270 · flown by SkyWest	7h 02m	96%	81%
American Details →	IAH 05:02 → DFW 06:19AA 2551	3h 38m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:57 → MAF 11:15AA 3651 · flown by Envoy	6h 13m	96%	81%
United Details →	IAH 12:33 → DEN 14:17UA 2168	2h 23m Denver	DEN 16:40 → MAF 19:39UA 5219 · flown by SkyWest	7h 06m	97%	75%
American Details →	IAH 10:39 → DFW 12:03AA 1916	3h 33m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:36 → MAF 16:53AA 3653 · flown by Envoy	6h 14m	94%	74%
American Details →	IAH 09:27 → DFW 10:51AA 3193	1h 41m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:32 → MAF 13:49AA 3652 · flown by Envoy	4h 22m	88%	71%
American Details →	IAH 16:18 → DFW 17:48AA 3583 · flown by Envoy	2h 47m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:35 → MAF 21:53AA 3541 · flown by Envoy	5h 35m	85%	64%
American Details →	IAH 11:24 → DFW 12:51AA 3591 · flown by Envoy	3h 56m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:47 → MAF 18:10AA 6355 · flown by SkyWest	6h 46m	98%	63%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	IAH 14:04 → DFW 15:30AA 2512	1h 17m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:47 → MAF 18:10AA 6355 · flown by SkyWest	4h 06m	58%	38%
American Details →	IAH 16:18 → DFW 17:48AA 3583 · flown by Envoy	47m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:35 → MAF 19:50AA 3657 · flown by Envoy	3h 32m	60%	37%
American Details →	IAH 18:53 → DFW 20:25AA 1929	1h 10m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:35 → MAF 22:53AA 4116 · flown by Envoy	4h 00m	26%	16%

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 · 1h 06m · leaves 05:02 9%

DEN · 1h 13m · leaves 07:20 11%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 10m · 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.


United UA 358 IAH 07:23 → DFW American AA 3652 DFW 12:32 → MAF Connection details →	3h 42m	6h 26m	98%	79%
Frontier F9 3229 IAH 06:30 → DEN United UA 5333 DEN 10:05 → MAF Connection details →	1h 59m	6h 29m	92%	78%
United UA 4024 IAH 12:05 → DFW American AA 3653 DFW 15:36 → MAF Connection details →	2h 02m	4h 48m	85%	68%

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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