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

Nonstops


American	TUL	DFW	1h 24m	79%	3.4%	2,784	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 →	TUL 06:00 → DEN 07:00UA 5667 · flown by SkyWest	2h 40m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	6h 48m	98%	92%
United Details →	TUL 05:00 → IAH 06:43UA 4041 · flown by Mesa	2h 48m Houston	IAH 09:31 → DFW 10:57UA 2074	5h 57m	100%	82%
United Details →	TUL 07:00 → IAH 08:46UA 3984 · flown by Mesa	3h 19m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	6h 34m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	TUL 06:00 → ATL 09:00DL 1259	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	6h 50m	97%	76%
United Details →	TUL 09:22 → DEN 10:10UA 1029	3h 35m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	7h 29m	100%	75%
United Details →	TUL 09:00 → IAH 10:47UA 4007 · flown by Mesa	3h 59m Houston	IAH 14:46 → DFW 16:16UA 1388	7h 16m	100%	75%
American Details →	TUL 08:52 → PHX 09:32AA 4038 · flown by Envoy	59m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	6h 18m	87%	75%
Delta Details →	TUL 16:45 → ATL 19:50DL 1186	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	7h 28m	99%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	TUL 18:49 → ATL 21:59DL 2837	55m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	5h 24m	73%	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

MIA · 1h 03m · leaves 05:50 7%

IAH · 1h 18m · leaves 09:00 7%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 07:00 8%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 50m · leaves 15:21 7%

IAH · 51m · leaves 13:41 21%

ATL · 55m · leaves 18:49 27%

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 1676 TUL 06:00 → DEN United UA 355 DEN 09:40 → DFW Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 48m	98%	92%
Southwest WN 2720 TUL 07:20 → LAS American AA 1584 LAS 10:11 → DFW Connection details →	2h 06m	7h 48m	96%	80%
United UA 4041 TUL 05:00 → IAH American AA 3193 IAH 09:27 → DFW Connection details →	2h 44m	5h 51m	100%	78%

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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