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

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest PHL → DAL (3h 35m), on time 58% of the time. Delta via Atlanta (5h 59m) is more reliable, 85%, but takes 2h 24m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	PHL	DAL	3h 35m	59%	1.9%	324	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas is 1 h behind Philadelphia). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	PHL 05:15 → ATL 07:22DL 1269	2h 53m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → DAL 11:24DL 1115	7h 09m	99%	87%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	PHL 09:32 → ATL 11:53AA 4338 · flown by Republic	2h 06m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → DAL 15:03DL 512	6h 40m	100%	85%
Southwest Details →	PHL 09:00 → BNA 10:05WN 3215	2h 15m Nashville	BNA 12:20 → DAL 14:15WN 5046	6h 15m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	PHL 10:40 → ATL 12:54DL 1100	3h 44m Atlanta	ATL 16:38 → DAL 17:55DL 2780	8h 15m	100%	74%
Delta Details →	PHL 16:08 → ATL 18:25DL 2131	2h 50m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → DAL 22:34DL 1104	7h 26m	95%	74%
Southwest Details →	PHL 05:00 → DEN 07:00WN 2664	3h 05m Denver	DEN 10:05 → DAL 13:10WN 1518	9h 10m	100%	73%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	PHL 06:00 → CLT 07:53AA 3139	2h 42m Charlotte	CLT 10:35 → DAL 12:05WN 148	7h 05m	99%	71%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	PHL 07:00 → TPA 09:56AA 2807	2h 44m Tampa	TPA 12:40 → DAL 14:10WN 3847	8h 10m	99%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	PHL 17:20 → MDW 18:30WN 2756	2h 10m Chicago	MDW 20:40 → DAL 22:55WN 1005	6h 35m	74%	33%
Southwest Details →	PHL 16:50 → DEN 18:55WN 3221	1h 35m Denver	DEN 20:30 → DAL 23:30WN 1523	7h 40m	64%	25%
Southwest Details →	PHL 18:00 → STL 19:30WN 2679	2h 20m St Louis	STL 21:50 → DAL 23:30WN 3904	6h 30m	72%	21%

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 · 50m · leaves 05:15 14%

BNA · 1h 05m · leaves 09:00 14%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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