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 → HOU flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Southwest	MAF	HOU	1h 30m	85%	0.6%	1,357	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	MAF 05:15 → DAL 06:35WN 1959	55m Dallas	DAL 07:30 → HOU 08:45WN 3	3h 30m	96%	88%
American Details →	MAF 05:00 → DFW 06:20AA 4075 · flown by Envoy	1h 19m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 07:39 → HOU 08:57AA 3573 · flown by Envoy	3h 57m	94%	71%
American Details →	MAF 06:00 → DFW 07:30AA 4907 · flown by SkyWest	3h 21m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:51 → HOU 12:16AA 6413 · flown by SkyWest	6h 16m	91%	70%
American Details →	MAF 18:46 → DFW 20:20AA 6355 · flown by SkyWest	2h 24m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:44 → HOU 23:59AA 3394 · flown by Envoy	5h 13m	92%	64%
American Details →	MAF 11:45 → DFW 13:10AA 3651 · flown by Envoy	1h 12m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:22 → HOU 15:44AA 5002 · flown by SkyWest	4h 00m	92%	62%
Southwest Details →	MAF 11:30 → DAL 12:50WN 29	3h 40m Dallas	DAL 16:30 → HOU 17:45WN 41	6h 15m	100%	62%
American Details →	MAF 14:21 → DFW 15:47AA 3652 · flown by Envoy	2h 47m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:34 → HOU 19:51AA 3351 · flown by Envoy	5h 30m	97%	58%
Southwest Details →	MAF 18:35 → DAL 19:55WN 57	2h 05m Dallas	DAL 22:00 → HOU 23:12WN 63	4h 37m	93%	50%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MAF 20:23 → DFW 21:48AA 3657 · flown by Envoy	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:38 → HOU 23:56AA 5465 · flown by PSA	3h 33m	65%	27%

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 · 55m · leaves 05:15 4%

DFW · 1h 19m · leaves 05:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 50m · leaves 20:23 35%

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.


United UA 5472 MAF 17:23 → DEN Southwest WN 2026 DEN 20:45 → HOU Connection details →	2h 20m	6h 52m	84%	45%
United UA 4807 MAF 13:45 → DEN Southwest WN 1545 DEN 17:08 → HOU Connection details →	2h 21m	7h 03m	93%	37%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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