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 14% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 3 at 3 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	XNA	ATL	1h 52m	81%	1.3%	2,534	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Atlanta on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Fayetteville/Springdale/). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	XNA 05:50 → DEN 06:57UA 5969 · flown by SkyWest	3h 03m Denver	DEN 10:00 → ATL 15:10UA 2424	8h 20m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	XNA 11:52 → MSP 13:50DL 3536 · flown by SkyWest	3h 25m Minneapolis	MSP 17:15 → ATL 20:56DL 1036	8h 04m	98%	81%
United Details →	XNA 06:30 → IAH 08:21UA 4051 · flown by Mesa	3h 34m Houston	IAH 11:55 → ATL 15:16UA 4079 · flown by Mesa	7h 46m	100%	79%
Delta Details →	XNA 07:45 → SLC 09:47DL 3796 · flown by SkyWest	1h 13m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:00 → ATL 16:45DL 885	8h 00m	96%	78%
United Details →	XNA 08:50 → DEN 10:01UA 1045	3h 25m Denver	DEN 13:26 → ATL 18:30UA 1671	8h 40m	97%	76%
United Details →	XNA 07:20 → ORD 09:30UA 5853 · flown by SkyWest	59m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → ATL 13:44UA 2684	5h 24m	93%	75%
American Details →	XNA 06:00 → LGA 10:06AA 4695 · flown by Republic	1h 45m New York	LGA 11:51 → ATL 14:28AA 4605 · flown by Republic	7h 26m	94%	72%
American Details →	XNA 05:00 → DFW 06:20AA 3614 · flown by Envoy	3h 14m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:34 → ATL 12:46AA 1358	6h 46m	98%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	XNA 07:13 → DFW 08:45AA 3985 · flown by Envoy	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:34 → ATL 12:46AA 1358	4h 33m	61%	44%
American Details →	XNA 17:47 → DFW 19:15AA 3274	1h 55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:10 → ATL 00:19 +1AA 2749	5h 32m	71%	36%
American Details →	XNA 18:23 → CLT 21:50AA 5443 · flown by PSA	46m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	4h 35m	44%	28%

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

SLC · 1h 13m · leaves 07:45 4%

PHL · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 7%

DFW · 59m · leaves 05:00 14%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 46m · leaves 11:12 34%

DFW · 55m · leaves 18:45 41%

CLT · 46m · leaves 18:23 56%

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.


United UA 5969 XNA 05:50 → DEN Delta DL 2235 DEN 09:40 → ATL Connection details →	2h 43m	7h 46m	96%	82%
American AA 4088 XNA 05:06 → ORD United UA 2684 ORD 10:29 → ATL Connection details →	3h 17m	7h 38m	95%	81%
American AA 1015 XNA 06:08 → PHL Delta DL 2270 PHL 12:02 → ATL Connection details →	2h 03m	6h 58m	100%	80%

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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