Connect in the morning. The same 70-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 3 at 7 pm.
Nonstops
Nonstop details →| United | EWR | DFW | 3h 52m | 81% | 2.6% | 1,819 | Flying now |
| American | EWR | DFW | 4h 07m | 80% | 4.0% | 1,439 | Flying now |
| American | JFK | DFW | 4h 02m | 77% | 2.7% | 1,440 | Flying now |
| Frontier | EWR | DFW | 3h 53m | 74% | 2.3% | 87 | Flying now |
| Southwest | LGA | DAL | 3h 55m | 74% | 3.6% | 1,537 | Flying now |
| Delta | JFK | DFW | 4h 04m | 73% | 5.7% | 404 | Flying now |
| American | LGA | DFW | 4h 07m | 72% | 4.8% | 4,297 | Flying now |
| Delta | LGA | DFW | 4h 04m | 72% | 4.6% | 1,902 | Flying now |
| Frontier | LGA | DFW | 3h 49m | 64% | 6.9% | 291 | Flying now |
| Frontier | JFK | DFW | 4h 02m | 82% | 0.7% | 140 | Not flying now |
| Spirit | LGA | DFW | 4h 13m | 68% | 7.6% | 210 | Not flying now |
| Spirit | EWR | DFW | 4h 05m | 68% | 4.7% | 258 | Not flying now |
Best connections, one ticket
Ranked by chance you reach Dallas on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
| UnitedDetails → | EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670 | 55m Denver | DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355 | 7h 18m | 94% | 89% |
| DeltaDetails → | JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2286 | 1h 51m Atlanta | ATL 10:15 → DAL 11:24DL 1115 | 6h 24m | 96% | 86% |
| AmericanDetails → | JFK 06:59 → AUS 10:08AA 763 | 3h 48m Austin | AUS 13:56 → DFW 15:10AA 4095 · flown by Envoy | 9h 11m | 98% | 85% |
| UnitedDetails → | EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366 | 1h 08m Dulles | IAD 08:30 → DFW 10:53UA 2471 | 5h 53m | 98% | 83% |
| DeltaDetails → | LGA 08:00 → ATL 10:29DL 364 | 3h 30m Atlanta | ATL 13:59 → DAL 15:03DL 512 | 8h 12m | 100% | 81% |
| AmericanDetails → | LGA 08:03 → GSP 10:15AA 4422 · flown by Republic | 3h 25m Greenville | GSP 13:40 → DFW 15:22AA 3986 · flown by Envoy | 8h 19m | 100% | 81% |
| AmericanDetails → | LGA 06:00 → BOS 07:20AA 4377 · flown by Republic | 1h 41m Boston | BOS 09:01 → DFW 12:19AA 479 | 7h 19m | 98% | 80% |
| AmericanDetails → | LGA 07:00 → PIT 08:38AA 4420 · flown by Republic | 3h 02m Pittsburgh | PIT 11:40 → DFW 13:40AA 2290 | 7h 40m | 100% | 80% |
| Tight connection: often missed | ||||||
| AmericanDetails → | LGA 16:00 → ORD 18:08AA 396 | 1h 18m Chicago | ORD 19:26 → DFW 22:08AA 3544 · flown by Envoy | 7h 08m | 73% | 48% |
| UnitedDetails → | EWR 13:00 → ORD 14:43UA 2053 | 57m Chicago | ORD 15:40 → DFW 18:22UA 793 | 6h 22m | 73% | 47% |
| AmericanDetails → | LGA 14:11 → ORD 16:00AA 1705 | 51m Chicago | ORD 16:51 → DFW 19:28AA 2988 | 6h 17m | 61% | 25% |
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.
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
| Southwest WN 576 LGA 06:30 → MCI American AA 3661 MCI 12:16 → DFW Connection details → |
3h 46m | 8h 36m | 98% | 91% |
| JetBlue B6 1071 LGA 06:30 → FLL American AA 2210 FLL 11:59 → DFW Connection details → |
2h 33m | 8h 42m | 97% | 88% |
| United UA 3672 EWR 07:30 → DTW Delta DL 1041 DTW 12:45 → DFW Connection details → |
3h 14m | 8h 04m | 100% | 84% |
Rank all connections, any airlines →
Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.
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