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 80-minute layover misses 7% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	RAP	PHX	2h 31m	88%	0.0%	58	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	RAP 07:00 → DEN 08:23UA 1767	3h 02m Denver	DEN 11:25 → PHX 12:25UA 1686	6h 25m	98%	85%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	RAP 05:00 → DEN 06:37UA 5576 · flown by SkyWest	2h 03m Denver	DEN 08:40 → PHX 09:35WN 431	5h 35m	93%	83%
United Details →	RAP 11:20 → DEN 12:48UA 1829	2h 47m Denver	DEN 15:35 → PHX 16:35UA 1254	6h 15m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	RAP 06:48 → MSP 09:30DL 3927 · flown by SkyWest	2h 02m Minneapolis	MSP 11:32 → PHX 12:46DL 2274	7h 02m	95%	76%
American + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	RAP 06:30 → DFW 10:00AA 4277 · flown by Envoy	1h 54m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:54 → PHX 12:28F9 3971	7h 00m	92%	74%
American Details →	RAP 10:19 → DFW 13:43AA 3768 · flown by Envoy	1h 51m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:34 → PHX 15:59AA 554	6h 40m	96%	72%
Delta Details →	RAP 11:00 → MSP 13:40DL 3971 · flown by SkyWest	1h 14m Minneapolis	MSP 14:54 → PHX 16:09DL 2284	6h 15m	88%	71%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	RAP 09:00 → DEN 10:35UA 5884 · flown by SkyWest	3h 45m Denver	DEN 14:20 → PHX 15:20WN 1681	7h 15m	97%	64%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	RAP 06:00 → ORD 09:34UA 5811 · flown by SkyWest	51m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → PHX 12:26UA 2822	7h 26m	71%	56%
United Details →	RAP 09:00 → DEN 10:35UA 5884 · flown by SkyWest	50m Denver	DEN 11:25 → PHX 12:25UA 1686	4h 25m	63%	54%

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

DFW · 50m · leaves 06:30 12%

ORD · 51m · leaves 06:00 29%

DEN · 50m · leaves 09:00 37%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 1h 10m · leaves 14:59 12%

DFW · 1h 07m · leaves 16:55 18%

DEN · 1h 12m · leaves 16:36 25%

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