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 78% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	PHX	ICT	2h 21m	77%	0.7%	603	Flying now
Southwest	PHX	ICT	2h 10m	83%	1.8%	166	Not flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	PHX 00:36 → DFW 05:09AA 1818	2h 34m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 07:43 → ICT 09:06AA 3789 · flown by Envoy	6h 30m	96%	89%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PHX 05:15 → DEN 08:00WN 3259	1h 55m Denver	DEN 09:55 → ICT 12:27UA 5497 · flown by SkyWest	5h 12m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	PHX 23:59 → ATL 06:39DL 929	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 09:15 → ICT 10:27 +1DL 1637	8h 32m	99%	87%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PHX 08:50 → DEN 11:35WN 3261	2h 24m Denver	DEN 13:59 → ICT 16:34UA 5454 · flown by SkyWest	5h 44m	100%	84%
United Details →	PHX 09:08 → DEN 12:00UA 597	3h 35m Denver	DEN 15:35 → ICT 18:07UA 4782 · flown by SkyWest	6h 59m	99%	82%
American Details →	PHX 07:00 → ORD 12:51AA 2765	2h 43m Chicago	ORD 15:34 → ICT 17:46AA 3471 · flown by Envoy	8h 46m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	PHX 07:15 → ATL 13:52DL 901	2h 39m Atlanta	ATL 16:31 → ICT 17:47DL 2128	8h 32m	96%	78%
United Details →	PHX 06:10 → IAH 10:52UA 1318	3h 28m Houston	IAH 14:20 → ICT 16:16UA 4987 · flown by CommuteAir	8h 06m	100%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	PHX 14:45 → ORD 20:27UA 1686	53m Chicago	ORD 21:20 → ICT 23:31UA 2762	6h 46m	49%	29%
Southwest Details →	PHX 15:25 → DEN 18:10WN 3265	1h 40m Denver	DEN 19:50 → ICT 22:18WN 1551	4h 50m	71%	18%

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

MSP · 1h 15m · leaves 06:50 5%

IAH · 1h 18m · leaves 06:10 5%

DEN · 1h 03m · leaves 06:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 12:20 12%

MSP · 1h 10m · leaves 13:51 14%

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