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 → SRQ flights land within a few points of 86% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (none in the current schedule)


United	IAH	SRQ	2h 27m	86%	1.1%	95	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	IAH 05:40 → ATL 08:43DL 1069	3h 57m Atlanta	ATL 12:40 → SRQ 14:14DL 2438	7h 34m	99%	84%
United Details →	IAH 05:04 → ORD 07:59UA 1044	3h 11m Chicago	ORD 11:10 → SRQ 15:12UA 2287	9h 08m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	IAH 16:51 → ATL 20:13DL 2890	2h 54m Atlanta	ATL 23:07 → SRQ 00:49 +1DL 2997	6h 54m	96%	73%
Delta Details →	IAH 12:13 → ATL 15:23DL 1682	1h 52m Atlanta	ATL 17:15 → SRQ 18:52DL 3115	5h 40m	93%	72%
Delta Details →	IAH 09:42 → ATL 12:48DL 1585	2h 50m Atlanta	ATL 15:38 → SRQ 17:17DL 3109	6h 35m	98%	71%
Delta Details →	IAH 14:43 → ATL 17:54DL 1572	3h 21m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → SRQ 22:52DL 1057	7h 10m	97%	68%
American Details →	IAH 08:54 → CLT 12:30AA 3162	2h 21m Charlotte	CLT 14:51 → SRQ 16:48AA 5627 · flown by PSA	6h 54m	92%	65%
United Details →	IAH 13:46 → EWR 18:30UA 1397	1h 39m Newark	EWR 20:09 → SRQ 23:15UA 1324	8h 29m	88%	60%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	IAH 10:19 → CLT 13:58AA 1930	53m Charlotte	CLT 14:51 → SRQ 16:48AA 5627 · flown by PSA	5h 29m	74%	53%
Delta Details →	IAH 16:51 → ATL 20:13DL 2890	1h 02m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → SRQ 22:52DL 1057	5h 02m	59%	42%
American Details →	IAH 18:12 → MIA 21:50AA 1931	1h 04m Miami	MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy	4h 47m	46%	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

ORD · 50m · leaves 07:24 19%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 02m · leaves 16:51 41%

MIA · 1h 04m · leaves 18:12 54%

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.


Frontier F9 1404 IAH 06:10 → ATL Delta DL 2438 ATL 12:40 → SRQ Connection details →	2h 59m	7h 04m	96%	82%
United UA 2740 IAH 16:50 → MIA American AA 4071 MIA 22:54 → SRQ Connection details →	2h 21m	6h 09m	88%	74%
Frontier F9 4076 IAH 10:53 → ATL Delta DL 3115 ATL 17:15 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 02m	7h 00m	92%	72%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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