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: American PHX → MAF (1h 48m), on time 7 times in 10. Southwest via Las Vegas (4h 30m) is more reliable, 86%, but takes 2h 42m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	PHX	MAF	1h 48m	71%	0.8%	365	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	PHX 07:30 → LAS 08:40WN 2336	1h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 09:50 → MAF 14:00WN 1277	4h 30m	98%	86%
United Details →	PHX 06:10 → IAH 10:52UA 1318	3h 43m Houston	IAH 14:35 → MAF 16:15UA 6322 · flown by Mesa	8h 05m	100%	84%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PHX 05:15 → DEN 08:00WN 3259	2h 05m Denver	DEN 10:05 → MAF 12:59UA 5333 · flown by SkyWest	5h 44m	98%	83%
United Details →	PHX 08:30 → IAH 13:06UA 2812	3h 29m Houston	IAH 16:35 → MAF 18:15UA 6233 · flown by Mesa	7h 45m	97%	83%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PHX 08:50 → DEN 11:35WN 3261	2h 05m Denver	DEN 13:40 → MAF 16:34UA 5270 · flown by SkyWest	5h 44m	98%	83%
American Details →	PHX 07:30 → DFW 12:06AA 1139	3h 30m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:36 → MAF 16:53AA 3653 · flown by Envoy	7h 23m	99%	78%
American Details →	PHX 05:10 → DFW 09:45AA 1655	2h 47m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:32 → MAF 13:49AA 3652 · flown by Envoy	6h 39m	98%	78%
American Details →	PHX 00:36 → DFW 05:09AA 1818	2h 16m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 07:25 → MAF 08:51AA 5013 · flown by SkyWest	6h 15m	96%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	PHX 10:25 → HOU 15:05WN 3067	1h 00m Houston	HOU 16:05 → MAF 17:35WN 4995	5h 05m	67%	45%
Southwest Details →	PHX 10:55 → DAL 15:20WN 3255	50m Dallas	DAL 16:10 → MAF 17:25WN 488	4h 30m	56%	26%
Southwest Details →	PHX 17:10 → DEN 20:00WN 4758	55m Denver	DEN 20:55 → MAF 23:40WN 3473	4h 30m	20%	10%

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

LAS · 1h 10m · leaves 07:30 2%

DEN · 1h 13m · leaves 06:00 5%

IAH · 1h 03m · leaves 06:10 8%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 09m · leaves 16:12 16%

HOU · 1h 00m · leaves 10:25 33%

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