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 6% of the time at 12 pm and 1 time in 4 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	MSY	DFW	1h 49m	74%	3.1%	2,576	Flying now
Frontier	MSY	DFW	1h 47m	64%	1.6%	62	Flying now
Spirit	MSY	DFW	1h 43m	73%	4.7%	170	Not 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.


Delta Details →	MSY 05:20 → ATL 07:53DL 1547	1h 59m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	5h 56m	98%	82%
United Details →	MSY 05:15 → IAH 06:34UA 2744	2h 57m Houston	IAH 09:31 → DFW 10:57UA 2074	5h 42m	99%	81%
United Details →	MSY 07:00 → IAH 08:19UA 2124	3h 46m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	6h 34m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	MSY 06:20 → ATL 08:54DL 1534	2h 34m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	6h 30m	99%	78%
American Details →	MSY 06:53 → CLT 10:00AA 1266	1h 30m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	6h 23m	97%	76%
American Details →	MSY 09:27 → CLT 12:28AA 2200	2h 36m Charlotte	CLT 15:04 → DFW 16:58AA 1709	7h 31m	97%	76%
Delta Details →	MSY 17:07 → ATL 19:45DL 924	3h 09m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	7h 06m	98%	75%
United Details →	MSY 09:53 → IAH 11:12UA 2105	3h 34m Houston	IAH 14:46 → DFW 16:16UA 1388	6h 23m	99%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSY 11:35 → PHL 15:33AA 2208	49m Philadelphia	PHL 16:22 → DFW 19:09AA 2356	7h 34m	71%	46%
Delta Details →	MSY 17:07 → ATL 19:45DL 924	1h 05m Atlanta	ATL 20:50 → DFW 22:11DL 3161	5h 05m	60%	32%
American Details →	MSY 13:50 → CLT 16:58AA 2170	1h 02m Charlotte	CLT 18:00 → DFW 20:00AA 2409	6h 10m	55%	31%

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

IAD · 1h 08m · leaves 08:00 6%

IAH · 49m · leaves 05:15 8%

ATL · 58m · leaves 06:20 10%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 18:26 55%

MIA · 50m · leaves 18:57 62%

ATL · 54m · leaves 17:16 62%

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.


JetBlue B6 1822 MSY 07:00 → FLL American AA 2210 FLL 11:59 → DFW Connection details →	2h 02m	7h 12m	92%	83%
Southwest WN 2991 MSY 05:10 → DEN American AA 1523 DEN 09:04 → DFW Connection details →	2h 09m	6h 57m	98%	78%
Delta DL 1547 MSY 05:20 → ATL American AA 3390 ATL 09:43 → DFW Connection details →	1h 50m	5h 53m	93%	78%

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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