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 5% of the time at 10 am and 17% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	OMA	DFW	2h 01m	78%	2.9%	1,564	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 →	OMA 06:00 → DEN 06:49UA 1442	2h 51m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	6h 48m	99%	92%
American Details →	OMA 06:00 → PHX 06:47AA 638	3h 44m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	9h 10m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	OMA 06:25 → DTW 09:30DL 4110 · flown by SkyWest	3h 15m Detroit	DTW 12:45 → DFW 14:32DL 1041	8h 09m	97%	81%
United Details →	OMA 06:15 → IAH 08:37UA 2399	3h 28m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	7h 19m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	OMA 06:15 → MSP 07:35DL 3864 · flown by SkyWest	2h 28m Minneapolis	MSP 10:03 → DFW 12:30DL 2970	6h 18m	96%	78%
Delta Details →	OMA 05:46 → ATL 08:59DL 1136	2h 29m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	7h 04m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	OMA 12:39 → SLC 14:24DL 3815 · flown by SkyWest	3h 16m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:40 → DFW 21:24DL 2796	8h 45m	100%	76%
United Details →	OMA 09:06 → DEN 09:55UA 2838	3h 50m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	7h 45m	100%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	OMA 18:29 → PHX 19:11AA 2227	1h 10m Phoenix	PHX 20:21 → DFW 00:48 +1AA 2603	6h 19m	75%	41%
United Details →	OMA 12:57 → ORD 14:50UA 5587 · flown by SkyWest	50m Chicago	ORD 15:40 → DFW 18:22UA 793	5h 25m	47%	30%

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

ATL · 1h 12m · leaves 07:01 5%

PHL · 1h 06m · leaves 06:00 5%

IAH · 54m · leaves 06:15 10%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 54m · leaves 18:33 20%

DEN · 55m · leaves 19:00 25%

PHX · 1h 10m · leaves 18:29 25%

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 3127 OMA 06:15 → DEN United UA 355 DEN 09:40 → DFW Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 33m	98%	91%
Southwest WN 4835 OMA 06:35 → PHX American AA 554 PHX 09:30 → DFW Connection details →	2h 10m	7h 33m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 2340 OMA 06:00 → LAS American AA 1584 LAS 10:11 → DFW Connection details →	3h 21m	9h 08m	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