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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


Southwest	ICT	DEN	1h 30m	82%	0.5%	559	Flying now
United	ICT	DEN	1h 45m	79%	0.5%	1,648	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	ICT 06:00 → ORD 08:08UA 4565 · flown by GoJet	2h 46m Chicago	ORD 10:54 → DEN 12:45UA 581	7h 45m	96%	91%
Delta Details →	ICT 05:43 → ATL 08:59DL 2216	2h 46m Atlanta	ATL 11:45 → DEN 12:59DL 706	8h 16m	99%	84%
United Details →	ICT 17:00 → IAH 19:03UA 4316 · flown by CommuteAir	3h 07m Houston	IAH 22:10 → DEN 23:57UA 1066	7h 57m	97%	84%
United Details →	ICT 07:25 → ORD 09:35UA 786	3h 21m Chicago	ORD 12:56 → DEN 14:46UA 1150	8h 21m	98%	83%
American Details →	ICT 06:00 → PHX 06:32AA 3907 · flown by Envoy	2h 00m Phoenix	PHX 08:32 → DEN 11:29AA 1757	6h 27m	93%	83%
American Details →	ICT 05:05 → ORD 07:13AA 4043 · flown by Envoy	2h 47m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DEN 11:44AA 1744	7h 39m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	ICT 07:23 → MSP 09:24DL 3542 · flown by SkyWest	1h 36m Minneapolis	MSP 11:00 → DEN 12:10DL 2927	5h 47m	95%	78%
United Details →	ICT 06:30 → IAH 08:23UA 4917 · flown by CommuteAir	2h 08m Houston	IAH 10:31 → DEN 12:07UA 1409	6h 37m	93%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ICT 08:22 → DFW 09:52AA 2862	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:41 → DEN 11:46AA 2359	4h 24m	66%	43%
United Details →	ICT 15:28 → IAH 17:25UA 5327 · flown by SkyWest	54m Houston	IAH 18:19 → DEN 20:14UA 1654	5h 46m	58%	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

ATL · 51m · leaves 05:43 7%

ORD · 1h 19m · leaves 07:25 7%

DFW · 1h 19m · leaves 05:45 9%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 00m · leaves 18:32 17%

MSP · 1h 09m · leaves 15:41 17%

IAH · 1h 19m · leaves 17:00 18%

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.


American AA 4043 ICT 05:05 → ORD United UA 581 ORD 10:54 → DEN Connection details →	3h 41m	8h 40m	97%	94%
Delta DL 3542 ICT 07:23 → MSP United UA 2232 MSP 11:34 → DEN Connection details →	2h 10m	6h 22m	95%	89%
Delta DL 2216 ICT 05:43 → ATL United UA 1327 ATL 11:10 → DEN Connection details →	2h 11m	7h 45m	98%	87%

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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