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 7% of the time at 9 am and 37% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	SAT	DFW	1h 20m	78%	3.2%	4,375	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.


United Details →	SAT 05:40 → DEN 06:57UA 1464	2h 43m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	7h 08m	99%	92%
Delta Details →	SAT 06:30 → SLC 08:24DL 2592	1h 26m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:50 → DFW 13:33DL 2800	7h 03m	96%	80%
American Details →	SAT 08:41 → PHX 09:16AA 3906 · flown by Envoy	1h 15m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	6h 29m	93%	80%
United Details →	SAT 05:30 → IAH 06:37UA 469	2h 54m Houston	IAH 09:31 → DFW 10:57UA 2074	5h 27m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	SAT 05:25 → ATL 08:53DL 1073	59m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	5h 51m	93%	78%
United Details →	SAT 07:43 → IAH 08:50UA 410	3h 15m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	5h 51m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	SAT 06:40 → ATL 10:06DL 1066	1h 22m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	6h 10m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	SAT 06:05 → MSP 09:00DL 2717	1h 03m Minneapolis	MSP 10:03 → DFW 12:30DL 2970	6h 28m	95%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	SAT 14:15 → IAH 15:27UA 6281 · flown by Mesa	53m Houston	IAH 16:20 → DFW 17:46UA 1439	3h 31m	74%	51%
Delta Details →	SAT 14:40 → ATL 18:13DL 1408	46m Atlanta	ATL 18:59 → DFW 20:18DL 436	5h 39m	63%	40%
American Details →	SAT 15:44 → PHX 16:10AA 2495	1h 05m Phoenix	PHX 17:15 → DFW 21:50AA 3232	6h 06m	55%	31%

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

MSP · 1h 03m · leaves 06:05 5%

MIA · 1h 05m · leaves 05:01 6%

ATL · 59m · leaves 05:25 7%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 55m · leaves 17:57 39%

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 15:44 45%

CLT · 47m · leaves 17:47 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 4582 SAT 06:05 → ELP American AA 1801 ELP 10:04 → DFW Connection details →	3h 29m	6h 49m	98%	80%
Southwest WN 3565 SAT 05:45 → DEN American AA 1523 DEN 09:04 → DFW Connection details →	2h 04m	6h 22m	100%	80%
United UA 469 SAT 05:30 → IAH American AA 3193 IAH 09:27 → DFW Connection details →	2h 50m	5h 21m	98%	75%

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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