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

No clear winner: Delta’s ICT → ATL flights land within a few points of 88% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	ICT	ATL	2h 16m	88%	1.4%	1,155	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	ICT 05:00 → MDW 06:50WN 2105	2h 05m Chicago	MDW 08:55 → ATL 11:45WN 4154	5h 45m	98%	84%
United Details →	ICT 06:08 → DEN 06:53UA 5355 · flown by SkyWest	3h 07m Denver	DEN 10:00 → ATL 15:10UA 2424	8h 02m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	ICT 07:23 → MSP 09:24DL 3542 · flown by SkyWest	1h 16m Minneapolis	MSP 10:40 → ATL 14:05DL 1046	5h 42m	95%	80%
Delta Details →	ICT 15:41 → MSP 17:36DL 3595 · flown by SkyWest	2h 34m Minneapolis	MSP 20:10 → ATL 23:47DL 1032	7h 06m	98%	80%
United Details →	ICT 06:00 → ORD 08:08UA 4565 · flown by GoJet	2h 21m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → ATL 13:44UA 2684	6h 44m	94%	79%
United Details →	ICT 06:30 → IAH 08:23UA 4917 · flown by CommuteAir	3h 32m Houston	IAH 11:55 → ATL 15:16UA 4079 · flown by Mesa	7h 46m	97%	76%
United Details →	ICT 09:34 → DEN 10:12UA 2789	3h 14m Denver	DEN 13:26 → ATL 18:30UA 1671	7h 56m	97%	75%
United Details →	ICT 13:35 → DEN 14:20UA 5972 · flown by SkyWest	3h 28m Denver	DEN 17:48 → ATL 22:57UA 1305	8h 22m	99%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ICT 11:53 → DEN 12:38UA 4804 · flown by SkyWest	48m Denver	DEN 13:26 → ATL 18:30UA 1671	5h 37m	74%	58%

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

MSP · 1h 16m · leaves 07:23 5%

ORD · 59m · leaves 05:05 8%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 08:22 23%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 59m · leaves 15:41 21%

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.


Southwest WN 4090 ICT 06:25 → DEN Delta DL 2235 DEN 09:40 → ATL Connection details →	2h 45m	7h 11m	98%	84%
American AA 4043 ICT 05:05 → ORD United UA 2684 ORD 10:29 → ATL Connection details →	3h 16m	7h 39m	97%	83%
United UA 6208 ICT 09:15 → IAH Delta DL 1572 IAH 14:43 → ATL Connection details →	3h 33m	7h 41m	100%	79%

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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