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

Connect in the morning. The same 90-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 11 am and 16% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


United	IAH	XNA	1h 43m	81%	1.3%	1,408	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	IAH 09:32 → DEN 11:08UA 1450	2h 22m Denver	DEN 13:30 → XNA 16:25UA 5641 · flown by SkyWest	6h 53m	96%	85%
United Details →	IAH 05:15 → DEN 06:47UA 1874	3h 03m Denver	DEN 09:50 → XNA 12:47UA 5267 · flown by SkyWest	7h 32m	99%	85%
Frontier Details →	IAH 06:30 → DEN 08:06F9 3229	2h 44m Denver	DEN 10:50 → XNA 13:42F9 4344	7h 10m	97%	82%
American Details →	IAH 06:01 → CLT 09:43AA 2011	2h 01m Charlotte	CLT 11:44 → XNA 13:12AA 5444 · flown by PSA	7h 11m	96%	79%
American Details →	IAH 05:02 → DFW 06:19AA 2551	2h 42m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:01 → XNA 10:24AA 3838 · flown by Envoy	5h 21m	96%	78%
Delta Details →	IAH 05:40 → ATL 08:43DL 1069	1h 32m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → XNA 11:17DL 4082 · flown by SkyWest	5h 37m	98%	78%
American Details →	IAH 06:13 → ORD 09:07AA 3106	2h 38m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → XNA 13:41AA 3848 · flown by Envoy	7h 28m	97%	77%
United Details →	IAH 07:24 → ORD 10:20UA 2182	2h 09m Chicago	ORD 12:29 → XNA 14:21UA 4431 · flown by GoJet	6h 57m	97%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	IAH 18:34 → ATL 21:54DL 1223	56m Atlanta	ATL 22:50 → XNA 23:50DL 4441 · flown by SkyWest	5h 16m	70%	47%
Delta Details →	IAH 16:51 → ATL 20:13DL 2890	1h 02m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → XNA 22:13DL 5130 · flown by Endeavor	5h 22m	59%	37%
American Details →	IAH 18:53 → DFW 20:25AA 1929	54m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:19 → XNA 22:37AA 3059	3h 44m	20%	9%

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 · 51m · leaves 05:02 15%

DEN · 58m · leaves 07:20 24%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 02m · leaves 16:51 41%

DFW · 54m · leaves 18:53 80%

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 2643 IAH 06:30 → DEN Frontier F9 4344 DEN 10:50 → XNA Connection details →	2h 48m	7h 10m	100%	85%
United UA 2616 IAH 06:10 → ORD American AA 3848 ORD 11:45 → XNA Connection details →	2h 40m	7h 31m	99%	82%
United UA 358 IAH 07:23 → DFW American AA 3847 DFW 12:36 → XNA Connection details →	3h 46m	6h 34m	98%	75%

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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