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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 2 in 3 on time.

Nonstops


United	ORD	ICT	2h 12m	71%	2.3%	1,326	Flying now
American	ORD	ICT	2h 11m	65%	3.3%	1,091	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Wichita on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ORD 05:00 → DEN 06:42UA 2666	3h 13m Denver	DEN 09:55 → ICT 12:27UA 5497 · flown by SkyWest	7h 27m	100%	90%
United Details →	ORD 08:40 → DEN 10:31UA 526	3h 28m Denver	DEN 13:59 → ICT 16:34UA 5454 · flown by SkyWest	7h 54m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	ORD 13:46 → ATL 16:54DL 2894	3h 51m Atlanta	ATL 20:45 → ICT 22:04DL 2959	8h 18m	97%	82%
United Details →	ORD 10:54 → DEN 12:45UA 581	2h 50m Denver	DEN 15:35 → ICT 18:07UA 4782 · flown by SkyWest	7h 13m	97%	82%
United Details →	ORD 05:30 → IAH 08:18UA 2310	1h 28m Houston	IAH 09:46 → ICT 11:38UA 4358 · flown by CommuteAir	6h 08m	99%	81%
United Details →	ORD 06:29 → IAH 09:18UA 1799	2h 52m Houston	IAH 12:10 → ICT 14:10UA 5282 · flown by SkyWest	7h 41m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	ORD 09:45 → ATL 12:51DL 1178	3h 40m Atlanta	ATL 16:31 → ICT 17:47DL 2128	8h 02m	99%	80%
United Details →	ORD 08:51 → IAH 11:51UA 535	2h 29m Houston	IAH 14:20 → ICT 16:16UA 4987 · flown by CommuteAir	7h 25m	99%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ORD 18:17 → DEN 20:22UA 1974	47m Denver	DEN 21:09 → ICT 23:44UA 4755 · flown by SkyWest	5h 27m	46%	35%
American Details →	ORD 13:25 → DFW 15:59AA 1120	1h 08m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 17:07 → ICT 18:30AA 3691 · flown by Envoy	5h 05m	51%	32%
American Details →	ORD 18:20 → DFW 21:01AA 1559	1h 30m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:31 → ICT 23:59AA 5398 · flown by PSA	5h 39m	70%	32%

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

DEN · 1h 03m · leaves 05:00 1%

DFW · 55m · leaves 05:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 08m · leaves 13:25 49%

DEN · 47m · leaves 18:17 54%

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 356 ORD 13:55 → ATL Delta DL 2959 ATL 20:45 → ICT Connection details →	3h 35m	8h 09m	97%	81%
American AA 1744 ORD 10:00 → DEN United UA 4782 DEN 15:35 → ICT Connection details →	3h 51m	8h 07m	97%	80%
United UA 2684 ORD 10:29 → ATL Delta DL 2128 ATL 16:31 → ICT Connection details →	2h 47m	7h 18m	94%	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