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 5% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 5 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	MCI	DFW	1h 50m	78%	2.9%	2,525	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 →	MCI 06:00 → DEN 06:56UA 355	2h 44m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	6h 48m	98%	90%
American Details →	MCI 06:01 → PHX 06:50AA 2645	3h 41m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	9h 09m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	MCI 06:25 → DTW 09:25DL 1256	3h 20m Detroit	DTW 12:45 → DFW 14:32DL 1041	8h 09m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	MCI 05:38 → ATL 08:44DL 1204	1h 08m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	5h 38m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	MCI 06:23 → MSP 07:54DL 1635	2h 09m Minneapolis	MSP 10:03 → DFW 12:30DL 2970	6h 10m	98%	79%
United Details →	MCI 06:16 → IAH 08:25UA 740	3h 40m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	7h 18m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	MCI 07:02 → SLC 08:45DL 2897	1h 05m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:50 → DFW 13:33DL 2800	6h 31m	95%	78%
Delta Details →	MCI 15:55 → LAX 17:20DL 1517	1h 33m Los Angeles	LAX 18:53 → DFW 23:59DL 420	8h 04m	97%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MCI 09:12 → ORD 11:02AA 6250 · flown by SkyWest	57m Chicago	ORD 11:59 → DFW 14:32AA 3264	5h 21m	74%	49%
American Details →	MCI 13:30 → ORD 15:21AA 6249 · flown by SkyWest	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 16:51 → DFW 19:28AA 2988	5h 58m	75%	32%

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

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 05:38 3%

SLC · 1h 05m · leaves 07:02 5%

PHL · 1h 17m · leaves 06:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 1h 05m · leaves 19:58 15%

CLT · 55m · leaves 12:15 20%

IAH · 52m · leaves 14:56 20%

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 2545 MCI 05:55 → DEN United UA 355 DEN 09:40 → DFW Connection details →	2h 55m	6h 53m	98%	92%
Southwest WN 2536 MCI 05:18 → BWI American AA 2747 BWI 12:00 → DFW Connection details →	3h 18m	9h 09m	100%	91%
Southwest WN 2578 MCI 05:50 → PHX American AA 554 PHX 09:30 → DFW Connection details →	2h 55m	8h 18m	100%	87%

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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