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 7% of the time at 9 am and 37% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	MKE	DFW	2h 44m	75%	3.6%	1,084	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.


American Details →	MKE 07:26 → PHX 09:05AA 2132	1h 26m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	7h 44m	94%	81%
Delta Details →	MKE 06:20 → MSP 07:43DL 4460 · flown by SkyWest	2h 20m Minneapolis	MSP 10:03 → DFW 12:30DL 2970	6h 13m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	MKE 05:40 → ATL 08:42DL 1221	1h 10m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	5h 36m	93%	78%
Delta Details →	MKE 07:12 → DTW 09:30DL 3757 · flown by SkyWest	3h 15m Detroit	DTW 12:45 → DFW 14:32DL 1041	7h 22m	93%	77%
United Details →	MKE 08:16 → DEN 10:05UA 5558 · flown by SkyWest	3h 40m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	8h 35m	100%	75%
American Details →	MKE 05:02 → ORD 06:14AA 6358 · flown by SkyWest	3h 26m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → DFW 12:13AA 3052	7h 11m	97%	74%
Delta Details →	MKE 06:50 → ATL 10:00DL 1236	1h 28m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	6h 00m	93%	74%
Delta Details →	MKE 09:57 → MSP 11:21DL 4466 · flown by SkyWest	3h 26m Minneapolis	MSP 14:47 → DFW 17:16DL 2971	7h 19m	98%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MKE 18:40 → ATL 21:52DL 1206	1h 02m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	5h 33m	74%	56%
American Details →	MKE 05:02 → ORD 06:14AA 6358 · flown by SkyWest	46m Chicago	ORD 07:00 → DFW 09:35AA 1902	4h 33m	69%	50%
United Details →	MKE 17:29 → ORD 18:40UA 5648 · flown by SkyWest	1h 10m Chicago	ORD 19:50 → DFW 22:36UA 1673	5h 07m	63%	37%

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

ORD · 1h 15m · leaves 06:20 5%

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 05:40 7%

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 09:37 9%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 08m · leaves 17:46 36%

DCA · 1h 12m · leaves 12:49 36%

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 17:29 37%

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 2942 MKE 05:15 → DEN United UA 355 DEN 09:40 → DFW Connection details →	2h 50m	7h 33m	100%	94%
Southwest WN 2954 MKE 05:25 → PHX American AA 554 PHX 09:30 → DFW Connection details →	2h 25m	8h 43m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 4660 MKE 05:00 → MCO American AA 2124 MCO 11:16 → DFW Connection details →	2h 36m	8h 07m	100%	84%

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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