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 PIT → DFW flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	PIT	DFW	3h 15m	82%	1.9%	1,508	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	PIT 06:06 → IAD 07:18UA 3679 · flown by Republic	1h 12m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → DFW 10:53UA 2471	5h 47m	98%	85%
American Details →	PIT 06:15 → MIA 09:08AA 2313	3h 07m Miami	MIA 12:15 → DFW 14:34AA 3290	9h 19m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	PIT 05:45 → ATL 07:25DL 1504	2h 27m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	6h 31m	99%	82%
United Details →	PIT 06:15 → IAH 08:18UA 1859	3h 47m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	8h 19m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	PIT 10:25 → DTW 11:38DL 5607 · flown by Republic	1h 07m Detroit	DTW 12:45 → DFW 14:32DL 1041	5h 09m	95%	80%
American Details →	PIT 05:35 → PHL 06:51AA 5487 · flown by PSA	1h 29m Philadelphia	PHL 08:20 → DFW 11:03AA 1692	6h 28m	95%	78%
American Details →	PIT 10:20 → CLT 11:55AA 2310	3h 09m Charlotte	CLT 15:04 → DFW 16:58AA 1709	7h 38m	99%	77%
United Details →	PIT 09:12 → EWR 10:43UA 3560 · flown by Republic	2h 17m Newark	EWR 13:00 → DFW 15:48UA 2330	7h 36m	99%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PIT 12:13 → JFK 13:55AA 4568 · flown by Republic	47m New York	JFK 14:42 → DFW 17:44AA 1953	6h 31m	73%	47%
American Details →	PIT 15:59 → ORD 16:50AA 555	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 18:20 → DFW 21:01AA 1559	5h 58m	71%	27%
American Details →	PIT 18:57 → MIA 21:44AA 1069	1h 05m Miami	MIA 22:49 → DFW 00:59 +1AA 2343	7h 02m	52%	27%

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

IAD · 1h 12m · leaves 06:06 2%

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 06:15 2%

CLT · 1h 05m · leaves 05:03 4%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 52m · leaves 15:35 41%

IAH · 54m · leaves 17:02 41%

MIA · 1h 05m · leaves 18:57 48%

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.


Southwest WN 3368 PIT 05:32 → DEN United UA 355 DEN 09:40 → DFW Connection details →	2h 45m	8h 16m	98%	92%
JetBlue B6 2005 PIT 06:00 → FLL American AA 2210 FLL 11:59 → DFW Connection details →	3h 17m	9h 12m	97%	87%
Southwest WN 3374 PIT 05:10 → MCO American AA 2124 MCO 11:16 → DFW Connection details →	3h 46m	8h 57m	100%	84%

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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