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 VPS → DFW flights land within a few points of 72% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	VPS	DFW	2h 23m	72%	3.1%	1,343	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.


American Details →	VPS 06:00 → MIA 08:46AA 4301 · flown by Envoy	3h 29m Miami	MIA 12:15 → DFW 14:34AA 3290	8h 34m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	VPS 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3085	1h 37m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	5h 16m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	VPS 07:00 → ATL 09:15DL 2451	2h 13m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	5h 50m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	VPS 17:07 → ATL 19:29DL 3083	3h 25m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	7h 06m	99%	74%
Delta Details →	VPS 14:16 → MSP 17:10DL 2462	2h 40m Minneapolis	MSP 19:50 → DFW 22:22DL 2967	8h 06m	99%	73%
American Details →	VPS 07:13 → CLT 10:00AA 2185	1h 30m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	6h 03m	93%	71%
Delta Details →	VPS 09:20 → ATL 11:34DL 3051	2h 51m Atlanta	ATL 14:25 → DFW 15:46DL 921	6h 26m	97%	71%
Delta Details →	VPS 11:17 → ATL 13:35DL 2048	2h 38m Atlanta	ATL 16:13 → DFW 17:32DL 374	6h 15m	98%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	VPS 12:47 → CLT 15:38AA 2671	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 16:38 → DFW 18:37AA 2815	5h 49m	72%	39%
American Details →	VPS 18:37 → CLT 21:34AA 5439 · flown by PSA	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 22:34 → DFW 00:26 +1AA 1271	5h 49m	48%	29%
American Details →	VPS 13:00 → DCA 16:15AA 3224	56m Washington	DCA 17:11 → DFW 19:41AA 1414	6h 41m	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

MIA · 1h 19m · leaves 06:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 55m · leaves 19:32 20%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 18:37 52%

DCA · 56m · leaves 13:00 66%

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 3085 VPS 06:00 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	3h 06m	6h 50m	97%	77%
Southwest WN 4062 VPS 07:55 → BNA American AA 1520 BNA 12:45 → DFW Connection details →	3h 20m	7h 03m	100%	72%
Delta DL 2451 VPS 07:00 → ATL American AA 3249 ATL 11:20 → DFW Connection details →	2h 05m	5h 47m	94%	69%

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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