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

No clear winner: American’s MRY → DFW flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	MRY	DFW	3h 34m	75%	1.7%	298	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas-Fort Worth on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Monterey). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	MRY 06:00 → PHX 07:57AA 6375 · flown by SkyWest	2h 34m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	7h 10m	99%	84%
Alaska Details →	MRY 06:00 → SAN 07:34AS 3384 · flown by SkyWest	2h 18m San Diego	SAN 09:52 → DFW 15:13AS 545	7h 13m	99%	81%
United Details →	MRY 05:00 → DEN 08:32UA 2754	1h 08m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	5h 48m	86%	81%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MRY 13:54 → LAX 15:35UA 5523 · flown by SkyWest	3h 18m Los Angeles	LAX 18:53 → DFW 23:59DL 420	8h 05m	98%	79%
Alaska Details →	MRY 18:19 → SEA 20:35AS 2128 · flown by Horizon	2h 28m Seattle	SEA 23:03 → DFW 05:02 +1AS 542	8h 43m	98%	78%
American Details →	MRY 19:09 → PHX 21:04AA 2884	3h 32m Phoenix	PHX 00:36 → DFW 05:09 +1AA 1818	8h 00m	97%	75%
American + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	MRY 12:35 → PHX 14:31AA 3720 · flown by Envoy	2h 08m Phoenix	PHX 16:39 → DFW 21:18F9 3972	6h 43m	95%	75%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	MRY 08:00 → SFO 08:56UA 5502 · flown by SkyWest	3h 40m San Francisco	SFO 12:36 → DFW 18:29AA 3258	8h 32m	94%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MRY 16:14 → PHX 18:14AA 6268 · flown by SkyWest	46m Phoenix	PHX 19:00 → DFW 23:25AA 633	5h 11m	63%	33%
United Details →	MRY 08:00 → SFO 08:56UA 5502 · flown by SkyWest	1h 29m San Francisco	SFO 10:25 → DFW 16:08UA 2842	6h 08m	49%	29%

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.

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 46m · leaves 16:14 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.

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