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

Take the nonstop: American MEM → PHX (3h 38m) reaches Phoenix on time 88% of the time; the most reliable connection, American via DFW (6h 06m), 74%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	MEM	PHX	3h 38m	89%	1.1%	355	Flying now
Southwest	MEM	PHX	3h 30m	80%	0.8%	126	Not flying now
Delta	MEM	PHX	–	100%few flights	0.0%	1	Not flying now
Frontier	MEM	PHX	–	75%few flights	0.0%	4	Not 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 Memphis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MEM 05:15 → MDW 06:50WN 2916	1h 50m Chicago	MDW 08:40 → PHX 10:20WN 3016	7h 05m	100%	92%
United Details →	MEM 06:00 → EWR 09:43UA 3642 · flown by Republic	1h 41m Newark	EWR 11:24 → PHX 13:39UA 370	9h 39m	97%	86%
American Details →	MEM 05:00 → CLT 07:46AA 978	3h 51m Charlotte	CLT 11:37 → PHX 12:56AA 588	9h 56m	99%	86%
United Details →	MEM 09:00 → IAH 10:54UA 4003 · flown by Mesa	3h 26m Houston	IAH 14:20 → PHX 15:10UA 1238	8h 10m	99%	85%
Southwest Details →	MEM 06:42 → HOU 08:20WN 2914	3h 40m Houston	HOU 12:00 → PHX 12:40WN 2063	7h 58m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	MEM 07:15 → SLC 09:32DL 2290	1h 58m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:30 → PHX 12:12DL 1431	6h 59m	94%	80%
Delta Details →	MEM 07:25 → ATL 09:45DL 1625	3h 45m Atlanta	ATL 13:30 → PHX 14:18DL 366	8h 53m	98%	79%
American Details →	MEM 05:51 → DFW 07:40AA 1884	3h 10m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:50 → PHX 11:19AA 2990	7h 28m	97%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MEM 17:19 → DFW 19:09AA 3678 · flown by Envoy	1h 21m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:30 → PHX 21:02AA 1133	5h 43m	73%	41%
American Details →	MEM 14:20 → ORD 16:23AA 3675 · flown by Envoy	1h 11m Chicago	ORD 17:34 → PHX 19:19AA 3261	6h 59m	67%	35%
Southwest Details →	MEM 17:42 → DEN 19:12WN 4024	53m Denver	DEN 20:05 → PHX 21:00WN 4447	5h 18m	23%	8%

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

MSP · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 7%

DFW · 1h 15m · leaves 05:51 7%

DEN · 50m · leaves 08:51 16%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 14:20 33%

DFW · 1h 07m · leaves 18:30 35%

DEN · 53m · leaves 17:42 77%

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.


Delta DL 2290 MEM 07:15 → SLC American AA 6422 SLC 12:15 → PHX Connection details →	2h 43m	7h 45m	94%	81%
Delta DL 4088 MEM 06:40 → AUS American AA 2042 AUS 12:04 → PHX Connection details →	3h 26m	7h 48m	97%	79%
United UA 4003 MEM 09:00 → IAH American AA 2710 IAH 14:25 → PHX Connection details →	3h 31m	8h 18m	99%	77%

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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