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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
Delta MCI AUS 2h 09m 82% 0.0% 98 Flying now
Southwest MCI AUS 2h 00m 81% 0.5% 884 Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Austin on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
UnitedDetails → MCI 06:00 → DEN 06:56UA 355 1h 04m Denver DEN 08:00 → AUS 11:15UA 456 5h 15m 97% 90%
SouthwestDetails → MCI 06:55 → DEN 07:45WN 2546 2h 15m Denver DEN 10:00 → AUS 13:20WN 2263 6h 25m 100% 88%
DeltaDetails → MCI 05:38 → ATL 08:44DL 1204 2h 21m Atlanta ATL 11:05 → AUS 12:25DL 2011 6h 48m 99% 85%
SouthwestDetails → MCI 05:50 → PHX 06:35WN 2578 1h 35m Phoenix PHX 08:10 → AUS 12:25WN 4744 6h 40m 100% 84%
SouthwestDetails → MCI 06:10 → DAL 07:45WN 4188 1h 15m Dallas DAL 09:00 → AUS 10:00WN 4172 3h 50m 92% 84%
AmericanDetails → MCI 06:01 → PHX 06:50AA 2645 1h 54m Phoenix PHX 08:44 → AUS 13:12AA 1394 7h 11m 96% 83%
SouthwestDetails → MCI 06:30 → HOU 08:35WN 4456 50m Houston HOU 09:25 → AUS 10:20WN 270 3h 50m 89% 83%
DeltaDetails → MCI 07:00 → ATL 10:04DL 1212 2h 12m Atlanta ATL 12:16 → AUS 13:39DL 2104 6h 39m 98% 82%
Tight connection: often missed
AmericanDetails → MCI 09:45 → DFW 11:30AA 2050 50m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 12:20 → AUS 13:25AA 4095 · flown by Envoy 3h 40m 63% 52%
AmericanDetails → MCI 19:53 → DFW 21:41AA 2047 1h 09m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 22:50 → AUS 23:51AA 1588 4h 00m 65% 33%
SouthwestDetails → MCI 19:25 → DAL 20:55WN 2540 50m Dallas DAL 21:45 → AUS 22:50WN 1515 3h 20m 32% 14%

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
TPA · 1h 15m · leaves 05:10 0%
DEN · 1h 04m · leaves 06:00 3%
ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 07:00 6%
Afternoon and evening
HOU · 1h 00m · leaves 19:50 43%
LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 17:25 60%
DAL · 50m · leaves 19:25 68%

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