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 RNO → DFW flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	RNO	DFW	3h 11m	81%	3.2%	1,264	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 2 h ahead of Reno). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	RNO 06:01 → PHX 07:44AA 1741	2h 47m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	7h 09m	98%	84%
United Details →	RNO 05:30 → DEN 08:47UA 225	53m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	5h 18m	89%	83%
Delta Details →	RNO 10:37 → LAX 12:21DL 4099 · flown by SkyWest	1h 29m Los Angeles	LAX 13:50 → DFW 19:04DL 948	6h 27m	96%	83%
United Details →	RNO 06:00 → SFO 07:26UA 5627 · flown by SkyWest	1h 07m San Francisco	SFO 08:33 → DFW 14:25UA 1062	6h 25m	95%	82%
Delta Details →	RNO 05:30 → SLC 07:57DL 1650	1h 53m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:50 → DFW 13:33DL 2800	6h 03m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	RNO 15:13 → LAX 16:56DL 3902 · flown by SkyWest	1h 57m Los Angeles	LAX 18:53 → DFW 23:59DL 420	6h 46m	97%	77%
American Details →	RNO 19:07 → PHX 20:59AA 4053 · flown by Envoy	3h 37m Phoenix	PHX 00:36 → DFW 05:09 +1AA 1818	8h 02m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	RNO 09:05 → SLC 11:43DL 3719 · flown by SkyWest	2h 07m Salt Lake City	SLC 13:50 → DFW 17:33DL 2811	6h 30m	100%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	RNO 09:20 → SEA 11:23AS 3089 · flown by SkyWest	50m Seattle	SEA 12:13 → DFW 18:21AS 549	7h 01m	48%	35%
American Details →	RNO 16:21 → PHX 18:14AA 4165 · flown by Envoy	46m Phoenix	PHX 19:00 → DFW 23:25AA 633	5h 04m	53%	29%
United Details →	RNO 08:00 → SFO 09:15UA 2317	1h 10m San Francisco	SFO 10:25 → DFW 16:08UA 2842	6h 08m	34%	20%

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

SFO · 1h 07m · leaves 06:00 5%

PHX · 56m · leaves 06:01 9%

DEN · 53m · leaves 05:30 11%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 1h 13m · leaves 14:46 20%

PHX · 46m · leaves 16:21 47%

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.


Alaska AS 599 RNO 19:50 → SEA American AA 2429 SEA 00:44 → DFW Connection details →	2h 47m	8h 53m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 4806 RNO 05:40 → SAN Alaska AS 545 SAN 09:52 → DFW Connection details →	2h 42m	7h 33m	100%	85%
Southwest WN 3450 RNO 05:00 → PHX American AA 554 PHX 09:30 → DFW Connection details →	2h 45m	7h 08m	98%	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