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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 8% of the time at 10 am and 2 times in 5 at 10 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	PHX	XNA	2h 41m	85%	0.4%	825	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	PHX 06:10 → IAH 10:52UA 1318	3h 40m Houston	IAH 14:32 → XNA 16:15UA 4062 · flown by Mesa	8h 05m	100%	85%
United Details →	PHX 09:08 → DEN 12:00UA 597	1h 30m Denver	DEN 13:30 → XNA 16:25UA 5641 · flown by SkyWest	5h 17m	93%	82%
Delta Details →	PHX 23:59 → ATL 06:39DL 929	3h 36m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → XNA 11:17 +1DL 4082 · flown by SkyWest	9h 18m	99%	80%
American Details →	PHX 00:36 → DFW 05:09AA 1818	3h 52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:01 → XNA 10:24AA 3838 · flown by Envoy	7h 47m	96%	80%
United Details →	PHX 06:00 → DEN 08:52UA 337	58m Denver	DEN 09:50 → XNA 12:47UA 5267 · flown by SkyWest	4h 47m	93%	79%
American Details →	PHX 08:30 → CLT 15:48AA 1688	2h 17m Charlotte	CLT 18:05 → XNA 19:36AA 4087 · flown by Envoy	9h 06m	98%	79%
American Details →	PHX 14:55 → LAX 16:19AA 2368	1h 30m Los Angeles	LAX 17:49 → XNA 23:17AA 6187 · flown by SkyWest	6h 22m	89%	79%
Frontier Details →	PHX 06:40 → DEN 09:37F9 1376	1h 13m Denver	DEN 10:50 → XNA 13:42F9 4344	5h 00m	92%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PHX 12:15 → ORD 18:08AA 338	52m Chicago	ORD 19:00 → XNA 21:00AA 4105 · flown by Envoy	6h 45m	64%	44%
American Details →	PHX 10:15 → ORD 16:12AA 2252	48m Chicago	ORD 17:00 → XNA 19:01AA 3846 · flown by Envoy	6h 46m	68%	43%
American Details →	PHX 15:30 → ORD 21:30AA 2786	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 22:30 → XNA 00:27 +1AA 3960 · flown by Envoy	6h 57m	59%	37%

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 · 58m · leaves 06:00 7%

LAX · 46m · leaves 07:15 32%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 00m · leaves 13:22 19%

MIA · 48m · leaves 12:52 39%

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 15:30 41%

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.


Delta DL 4057 PHX 06:00 → LAX American AA 6381 LAX 09:36 → XNA Connection details →	2h 01m	7h 06m	100%	93%
Frontier F9 1376 PHX 06:40 → DEN United UA 5641 DEN 13:30 → XNA Connection details →	3h 53m	7h 45m	99%	87%
Southwest WN 147 PHX 11:40 → SLC Delta DL 3620 SLC 17:20 → XNA Connection details →	3h 10m	7h 23m	100%	85%

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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