Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Alaska’s SEA → ICT flights land within a few points of 87% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	SEA	ICT	3h 21m	87%	0.0%	342	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Wichita on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Wichita is 2 h ahead of Seattle). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	SEA 05:00 → DEN 08:43UA 2601	1h 12m Denver	DEN 09:55 → ICT 12:27UA 5497 · flown by SkyWest	5h 27m	99%	89%
Delta Details →	SEA 22:58 → ATL 06:45DL 409	2h 30m Atlanta	ATL 09:15 → ICT 10:27 +1DL 1637	9h 33m	100%	88%
American Details →	SEA 23:23 → DFW 05:18AA 2003	2h 25m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 07:43 → ICT 09:06 +1AA 3789 · flown by Envoy	7h 43m	94%	88%
Delta Details →	SEA 06:00 → ATL 13:49DL 569	2h 42m Atlanta	ATL 16:31 → ICT 17:47DL 2128	9h 47m	100%	82%
United Details →	SEA 23:49 → IAH 06:10UA 2379	3h 36m Houston	IAH 09:46 → ICT 11:38 +1UA 4358 · flown by CommuteAir	9h 49m	100%	81%
United Details →	SEA 08:56 → DEN 12:45UA 1505	2h 50m Denver	DEN 15:35 → ICT 18:07UA 4782 · flown by SkyWest	7h 11m	97%	81%
American Details →	SEA 06:00 → ORD 12:12AA 2922	3h 22m Chicago	ORD 15:34 → ICT 17:46AA 3471 · flown by Envoy	9h 46m	99%	78%
American Details →	SEA 00:44 → DFW 06:43AA 2429	2h 48m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:31 → ICT 10:55AA 4142 · flown by Envoy	8h 11m	100%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	SEA 11:56 → ATL 19:54DL 554	51m Atlanta	ATL 20:45 → ICT 22:04DL 2959	8h 08m	65%	55%
United Details →	SEA 13:55 → ORD 20:21UA 2101	59m Chicago	ORD 21:20 → ICT 23:31UA 2762	7h 36m	64%	37%
Southwest Details →	SEA 14:35 → DEN 18:20WN 3617	1h 30m Denver	DEN 19:50 → ICT 22:18WN 1551	5h 40m	74%	19%

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

DEN · 1h 12m · leaves 05:00 1%

IAH · 49m · leaves 05:00 14%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 07m · leaves 15:21 22%

ATL · 51m · leaves 11:56 35%

ORD · 59m · leaves 13:55 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.


Alaska AS 542 SEA 23:03 → DFW American AA 3789 DFW 07:43 → ICT Connection details →	2h 41m	8h 03m	97%	92%
Delta DL 1358 SEA 08:30 → DEN United UA 4782 DEN 15:35 → ICT Connection details →	3h 17m	7h 37m	99%	83%
Southwest WN 3397 SEA 07:50 → DEN United UA 5454 DEN 13:59 → ICT Connection details →	2h 34m	6h 44m	98%	82%

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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