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 72% on time.

Nonstops


American	PNS	DFW	2h 13m	72%	3.5%	1,714	Flying now
Spirit	PNS	DFW	–	67%few flights	0.0%	9	Not 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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	PNS 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3019	1h 37m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	5h 16m	96%	79%
United Details →	PNS 07:00 → IAH 08:42UA 1823	3h 23m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	6h 34m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	PNS 07:00 → ATL 09:17DL 3129	2h 11m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	5h 50m	97%	78%
United Details →	PNS 09:00 → IAH 10:46UA 6287 · flown by Mesa	4h 00m Houston	IAH 14:46 → DFW 16:16UA 1388	7h 16m	100%	75%
American Details →	PNS 05:22 → CLT 08:18AA 5548 · flown by PSA	3h 12m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	7h 54m	97%	74%
American Details →	PNS 07:10 → CLT 09:59AA 2103	3h 06m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → DFW 14:57AA 2407	7h 47m	98%	71%
Delta Details →	PNS 09:23 → ATL 11:35DL 3103	2h 50m Atlanta	ATL 14:25 → DFW 15:46DL 921	6h 23m	99%	71%
American Details →	PNS 06:00 → MIA 08:49AA 3386 · flown by Envoy	1h 16m Miami	MIA 10:05 → DFW 12:17AA 3081	6h 17m	92%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PNS 19:32 → ATL 22:00DL 3059	54m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	4h 41m	74%	53%
American Details →	PNS 10:30 → DCA 13:59AA 5607 · flown by PSA	1h 19m Washington	DCA 15:18 → DFW 17:49AA 1624	7h 19m	66%	52%
United Details →	PNS 15:30 → DEN 18:05UA 1001	48m Denver	DEN 18:53 → DFW 21:59UA 1565	6h 29m	64%	43%

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

ATL · 1h 12m · leaves 08:00 6%

MIA · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 8%

IAH · 1h 19m · leaves 09:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 55m · leaves 12:47 20%

ATL · 54m · leaves 19:32 26%

DEN · 48m · leaves 15:30 36%

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 3129 PNS 07:00 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	2h 04m	5h 50m	95%	75%
Southwest WN 3391 PNS 07:50 → BNA American AA 1520 BNA 12:45 → DFW Connection details →	3h 25m	7h 08m	98%	71%
Delta DL 3067 PNS 08:00 → ATL American AA 1358 ATL 13:39 → DFW Connection details →	3h 23m	7h 10m	99%	71%

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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