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

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	SYR	DFW	3h 49m	81%	3.4%	327	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 1 h behind Syracuse). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	SYR 09:11 → DTW 10:48DL 4123 · flown by SkyWest	1h 57m Detroit	DTW 12:45 → DFW 14:32DL 1041	6h 23m	96%	80%
United Details →	SYR 06:00 → IAD 07:28UA 4860 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 02m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → DFW 10:53UA 2471	5h 53m	90%	79%
Delta Details →	SYR 06:00 → ATL 08:27DL 1108	3h 01m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	7h 50m	98%	77%
American Details →	SYR 06:03 → DCA 07:34AA 4056 · flown by Envoy	2h 26m Washington	DCA 10:00 → DFW 12:21AA 1618	7h 18m	100%	77%
American Details →	SYR 06:00 → PHL 07:20AA 6095 · flown by Piedmont	1h 00m Philadelphia	PHL 08:20 → DFW 11:03AA 1692	6h 03m	87%	74%
American Details →	SYR 06:00 → ORD 07:24AA 4134 · flown by Envoy	2h 16m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → DFW 12:13AA 3052	7h 13m	96%	74%
United Details →	SYR 08:15 → DEN 10:05UA 1320	3h 40m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	9h 36m	97%	73%
United Details →	SYR 06:15 → ORD 07:29UA 1008	1h 16m Chicago	ORD 08:45 → DFW 11:29UA 528	6h 14m	97%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	SYR 10:47 → PHL 12:04AA 5982 · flown by Piedmont	48m Philadelphia	PHL 12:52 → DFW 15:31AA 415	5h 44m	54%	39%
American Details →	SYR 19:34 → CLT 21:44AA 2759	50m Charlotte	CLT 22:34 → DFW 00:26 +1AA 1271	5h 52m	57%	37%
United Details →	SYR 16:15 → DEN 18:05UA 453	48m Denver	DEN 18:53 → DFW 21:59UA 1565	6h 44m	33%	23%

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

CLT · 1h 19m · leaves 08:00 10%

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 06:00 12%

PHL · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 13%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 09m · leaves 16:56 21%

CLT · 50m · leaves 19:34 43%

DEN · 48m · leaves 16:15 67%

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 1108 SYR 06:00 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	2h 54m	7h 50m	97%	76%
American AA 4134 SYR 06:00 → ORD United UA 441 ORD 10:29 → DFW Connection details →	3h 05m	8h 12m	96%	73%
United UA 1008 SYR 06:15 → ORD American AA 3052 ORD 09:40 → DFW Connection details →	2h 11m	6h 58m	97%	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