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

No clear winner: Southwest’s MAF → LAS flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MAF	LAS	2h 20m	81%	0.8%	365	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Las Vegas on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Las Vegas is 2 h behind Midland). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	MAF 06:05 → DEN 07:00UA 5794 · flown by SkyWest	1h 05m Denver	DEN 08:05 → LAS 09:07UA 2316	5h 02m	93%	86%
United Details →	MAF 07:00 → IAH 08:28UA 2281	3h 27m Houston	IAH 11:55 → LAS 13:13UA 1524	8h 13m	97%	86%
Southwest Details →	MAF 05:15 → DAL 06:35WN 1959	2h 10m Dallas	DAL 08:45 → LAS 09:35WN 695	6h 20m	98%	83%
United Details →	MAF 09:37 → IAH 11:15UA 6260 · flown by Mesa	3h 05m Houston	IAH 14:20 → LAS 15:37UA 1971	8h 00m	98%	83%
American Details →	MAF 05:00 → DFW 06:20AA 4075 · flown by Envoy	2h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:25 → LAS 09:16AA 1584	6h 16m	99%	82%
Southwest Details →	MAF 07:15 → HOU 08:45WN 4896	2h 00m Houston	HOU 10:45 → LAS 11:55WN 652	6h 40m	100%	82%
United Details →	MAF 07:58 → DEN 08:55UA 5822 · flown by SkyWest	2h 27m Denver	DEN 11:22 → LAS 12:24UA 526	6h 26m	97%	80%
Southwest + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	MAF 06:05 → DEN 06:55WN 2522	3h 30m Denver	DEN 10:25 → LAS 11:29F9 1993	7h 24m	98%	79%

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

DAL · 50m · leaves 05:15 4%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 06:05 7%

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 08:30 9%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 10m · leaves 17:13 16%

DFW · 1h 11m · leaves 14:21 23%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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