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 MSN → DFW flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	MSN	DFW	2h 35m	74%	2.1%	1,093	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 →	MSN 05:00 → DEN 06:42UA 5545 · flown by SkyWest	2h 58m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	7h 48m	100%	94%
Delta Details →	MSN 07:00 → DTW 09:22DL 3665 · flown by SkyWest	3h 23m Detroit	DTW 12:45 → DFW 14:32DL 1041	7h 34m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	MSN 06:00 → MSP 07:09DL 1274	2h 54m Minneapolis	MSP 10:03 → DFW 12:30DL 2970	6h 33m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	MSN 05:48 → ATL 09:00DL 1160	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	7h 02m	96%	77%
American Details →	MSN 05:00 → ORD 06:15AA 4322 · flown by Envoy	3h 25m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → DFW 12:13AA 3052	7h 13m	96%	75%
United Details →	MSN 08:50 → DEN 10:20UA 2360	3h 25m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	8h 01m	99%	75%
American Details →	MSN 07:00 → CLT 10:16AA 1002	1h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	6h 16m	95%	75%
United Details →	MSN 06:41 → ORD 07:54UA 5902 · flown by SkyWest	2h 35m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → DFW 13:12UA 441	6h 31m	100%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSN 13:17 → PHL 16:33AA 5471 · flown by PSA	1h 05m Philadelphia	PHL 17:38 → DFW 20:25AA 2947	7h 08m	68%	33%
United Details →	MSN 17:45 → ORD 19:00UA 4603 · flown by GoJet	50m Chicago	ORD 19:50 → DFW 22:36UA 1673	4h 51m	51%	30%
American Details →	MSN 14:50 → ORD 16:02AA 3716 · flown by Envoy	49m Chicago	ORD 16:51 → DFW 19:28AA 2988	4h 38m	68%	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.

Morning

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 07:00 5%

DEN · 50m · leaves 05:00 7%

ORD · 1h 09m · leaves 08:10 8%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 05m · leaves 13:17 32%

DCA · 51m · leaves 13:07 37%

ORD · 50m · leaves 17:45 49%

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.


United UA 5545 MSN 05:00 → DEN American AA 1523 DEN 09:04 → DFW Connection details →	2h 22m	7h 07m	100%	80%
Delta DL 1274 MSN 06:00 → MSP American AA 2152 MSP 10:34 → DFW Connection details →	3h 25m	7h 05m	97%	78%
American AA 4322 MSN 05:00 → ORD United UA 528 ORD 08:45 → DFW Connection details →	2h 30m	6h 29m	96%	76%

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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