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

No clear winner: American’s MAF → DFW flights land within a few points of 83% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	MAF	DFW	1h 25m	83%	3.1%	2,921	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	MAF 06:05 → DEN 07:00UA 5794 · flown by SkyWest	2h 40m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	6h 43m	94%	87%
United Details →	MAF 05:00 → IAH 06:37UA 6351 · flown by Mesa	2h 54m Houston	IAH 09:31 → DFW 10:57UA 2074	5h 57m	97%	79%
United Details →	MAF 07:00 → IAH 08:28UA 2281	3h 37m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	6h 34m	97%	78%
American Details →	MAF 09:26 → PHX 09:29AA 4939 · flown by SkyWest	1h 02m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	5h 44m	87%	74%
United Details →	MAF 09:37 → IAH 11:15UA 6260 · flown by Mesa	3h 31m Houston	IAH 14:46 → DFW 16:16UA 1388	6h 39m	98%	74%
United Details →	MAF 11:35 → DEN 12:37UA 6007 · flown by SkyWest	1h 08m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	5h 16m	89%	67%
United Details →	MAF 14:15 → IAH 15:57UA 4061 · flown by Mesa	2h 08m Houston	IAH 18:05 → DFW 19:31UA 1535	5h 16m	95%	66%
United Details →	MAF 11:57 → IAH 13:37UA 4011 · flown by Mesa	2h 43m Houston	IAH 16:20 → DFW 17:46UA 1439	5h 49m	97%	66%

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

IAH · 46m · leaves 05:00 11%

PHX · 1h 02m · leaves 09:26 13%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 04m · leaves 17:13 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 2522 MAF 06:05 → DEN United UA 355 DEN 09:40 → DFW Connection details →	2h 45m	6h 43m	98%	92%
United UA 6351 MAF 05:00 → IAH American AA 3193 IAH 09:27 → DFW Connection details →	2h 50m	5h 51m	96%	75%
United UA 5794 MAF 06:05 → DEN American AA 1523 DEN 09:04 → DFW Connection details →	2h 04m	6h 02m	94%	74%

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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