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 13% of the time at 10 am and 29% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	MAF	PHX	2h 03m	87%	0.8%	367	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	MAF 06:05 → DEN 06:55WN 2522	1h 45m Denver	DEN 08:40 → PHX 09:35WN 431	5h 30m	98%	88%
United Details →	MAF 09:37 → IAH 11:15UA 6260 · flown by Mesa	3h 05m Houston	IAH 14:20 → PHX 15:10UA 1238	7h 33m	98%	85%
Southwest Details →	MAF 07:15 → HOU 08:45WN 4896	3h 15m Houston	HOU 12:00 → PHX 12:40WN 2063	7h 25m	100%	85%
United Details →	MAF 07:58 → DEN 08:55UA 5822 · flown by SkyWest	2h 30m Denver	DEN 11:25 → PHX 12:25UA 1686	6h 27m	97%	84%
United Details →	MAF 05:00 → IAH 06:37UA 6351 · flown by Mesa	3h 03m Houston	IAH 09:40 → PHX 10:34UA 1895	7h 34m	97%	82%
Southwest Details →	MAF 05:15 → DAL 06:35WN 1959	2h 15m Dallas	DAL 08:50 → PHX 09:20WN 4410	6h 05m	98%	80%
United Details →	MAF 11:35 → DEN 12:37UA 6007 · flown by SkyWest	2h 58m Denver	DEN 15:35 → PHX 16:35UA 1254	7h 00m	96%	78%
United Details →	MAF 06:05 → DEN 07:00UA 5794 · flown by SkyWest	1h 00m Denver	DEN 08:00 → PHX 09:00UA 1481	4h 55m	91%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MAF 17:23 → DEN 18:25UA 5472 · flown by SkyWest	1h 07m Denver	DEN 19:32 → PHX 20:32UA 1729	5h 09m	71%	53%
United Details →	MAF 17:13 → IAH 18:55UA 4001 · flown by Mesa	58m Houston	IAH 19:53 → PHX 20:42UA 2078	5h 29m	73%	51%
American Details →	MAF 14:21 → DFW 15:47AA 3652 · flown by Envoy	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:37 → PHX 17:09AA 1155	4h 48m	65%	41%

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 05m · leaves 06:05 2%

DFW · 53m · leaves 08:30 13%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 58m · leaves 17:13 27%

DEN · 1h 07m · leaves 17:23 29%

DFW · 50m · leaves 14:21 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.


Southwest WN 2522 MAF 06:05 → DEN Frontier F9 2141 DEN 09:15 → PHX Connection details →	2h 20m	6h 11m	98%	85%
United UA 5794 MAF 06:05 → DEN Southwest WN 431 DEN 08:40 → PHX Connection details →	1h 40m	5h 30m	90%	79%
United UA 5822 MAF 07:58 → DEN American AA 1757 DEN 12:15 → PHX Connection details →	3h 20m	7h 10m	98%	79%

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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