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 one-hour layover misses 6% of the time at 7 am and 36% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


United	ICT	ORD	2h 06m	79%	3.1%	1,328	Flying now
American	ICT	ORD	2h 10m	71%	4.1%	1,091	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	ICT 06:08 → DEN 06:53UA 5355 · flown by SkyWest	1h 07m Denver	DEN 08:00 → ORD 11:44UA 2430	5h 36m	94%	82%
American Details →	ICT 06:00 → PHX 06:32AA 3907 · flown by Envoy	1h 58m Phoenix	PHX 08:30 → ORD 14:21AA 319	8h 21m	93%	78%
United Details →	ICT 06:30 → IAH 08:23UA 4917 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 12m Houston	IAH 09:35 → ORD 12:29UA 2124	5h 59m	90%	77%
American Details →	ICT 05:45 → DFW 07:16AA 5372 · flown by PSA	1h 14m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	5h 25m	91%	68%
Delta Details →	ICT 05:43 → ATL 08:59DL 2216	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 11:22 → ORD 12:36DL 2894	6h 53m	99%	68%
United Details →	ICT 09:15 → IAH 11:10UA 6208 · flown by Mesa	3h 20m Houston	IAH 14:30 → ORD 17:22UA 699	8h 07m	100%	68%
United Details →	ICT 12:20 → IAH 14:17UA 4378 · flown by CommuteAir	2h 52m Houston	IAH 17:09 → ORD 20:05UA 2135	7h 45m	99%	66%
United Details →	ICT 17:00 → IAH 19:03UA 4316 · flown by CommuteAir	3h 05m Houston	IAH 22:08 → ORD 00:45 +1UA 1752	7h 45m	96%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ICT 17:15 → DEN 18:17UA 5630 · flown by SkyWest	53m Denver	DEN 19:10 → ORD 22:49UA 2258	5h 34m	64%	44%
American Details →	ICT 08:22 → DFW 09:52AA 2862	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:45 → ORD 13:25AA 3330	5h 03m	71%	42%
American Details →	ICT 14:23 → DFW 15:50AA 3592 · flown by Envoy	1h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:50 → ORD 19:44AA 2474	5h 21m	68%	35%

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

DEN · 1h 07m · leaves 06:08 6%

DFW · 1h 14m · leaves 05:45 9%

IAH · 1h 12m · leaves 06:30 10%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 51m · leaves 18:32 21%

DEN · 53m · leaves 17:15 36%

DFW · 49m · leaves 16:22 44%

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 United UA 2329 DEN 09:35 → ORD Connection details →	2h 40m	6h 50m	98%	82%
Delta DL 2216 ICT 05:43 → ATL United UA 1239 ATL 11:29 → ORD Connection details →	2h 30m	7h 09m	98%	79%
Southwest WN 2104 ICT 12:40 → LAS United UA 2320 LAS 16:15 → ORD Connection details →	3h 00m	9h 33m	98%	73%

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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