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

No clear winner: American’s PHX → CID flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	PHX	CID	3h 05m	79%	1.2%	772	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Cedar Rapids on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Cedar Rapids is 2 h ahead of Phoenix). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	PHX 00:50 → ORD 06:25AA 1148	3h 35m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → CID 11:19AA 3455 · flown by Envoy	8h 29m	97%	85%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PHX 08:50 → DEN 11:35WN 3261	2h 20m Denver	DEN 13:55 → CID 17:01UA 5677 · flown by SkyWest	6h 11m	100%	85%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PHX 06:15 → DEN 09:00WN 1706	2h 20m Denver	DEN 11:20 → CID 14:15UA 476	6h 00m	100%	84%
United + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	PHX 06:00 → DEN 08:52UA 337	2h 12m Denver	DEN 11:04 → CID 14:06F9 4386	6h 06m	98%	81%
American Details →	PHX 07:30 → DFW 12:06AA 1139	3h 22m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:28 → CID 17:33AA 3461 · flown by Envoy	8h 03m	99%	79%
American Details →	PHX 07:00 → ORD 12:51AA 2765	3h 59m Chicago	ORD 16:50 → CID 18:11AA 3458 · flown by Envoy	9h 11m	100%	79%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PHX 11:25 → DEN 14:10WN 681	3h 27m Denver	DEN 17:37 → CID 20:39UA 2324	7h 14m	100%	74%
American Details →	PHX 13:35 → DFW 18:12AA 1079	3h 08m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:20 → CID 23:31AA 3798 · flown by Envoy	7h 54m	96%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PHX 15:30 → ORD 21:30AA 2786	1h 10m Chicago	ORD 22:40 → CID 23:49AA 3326	6h 24m	67%	35%
United Details →	PHX 14:45 → ORD 20:27UA 1686	53m Chicago	ORD 21:20 → CID 22:42UA 1923	5h 57m	49%	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.

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 13m · leaves 12:15 12%

DEN · 1h 10m · leaves 13:31 20%

ORD · 53m · leaves 14:45 51%

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