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1. Our best overall pick

   85% chance you arrive on time · nonstop · 30 in legroom · planes about 17 years old · 2h 59m

   Top pick#1 · Nonstop · 2h 59m

   8:16 AM → 9:15 AM

   63

   score

   price

   live on Aviasales

   85%

   arrive on time

   8:16 AM FSD → 9:15 AM PHX2h 59m

   SkyWest 6453 · sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle or Alaska

   Bombardier CRJ900 · 17–20 yrs oldLegroom 30–34 in · 17.3 in wide · Delta Main

   85% on time · 0.3% cancel

   Why this is our top pick

   • This morning flight leaves in the most reliable time of day on this route: its best departures have a 79% reliability rating vs 62% for midday departures.
   • United trips we compared arrive on time 78% of the time on average, 6 points more often than American, Delta, SkyWest + Southwest, Delta + Southwest, United + American and American + Frontier (71%).
   • It has the same 30 in of legroom as the next-best option (SkyWest 6200 on the Bombardier CRJ700); it arrives on time 5 points more often; it flies a newer plane (about 17 vs 21 years old).
   Why this ranks here

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2. #2 · Nonstop · 3h 05m

   8:30 AM → 9:35 AM

   55

   score

   price

   live on Aviasales

   80%

   arrive on time

   8:30 AM FSD → 9:35 AM PHX3h 05m

   SkyWest 6200 · sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle or Alaska

   Bombardier CRJ700 · 20–23 yrs oldLegroom 30–31 in · 16–17.3 in wide · Main Cabin

   80% on time · 0.2% cancel
   Why this ranks here

   Find 8:30 AM flight fares ↗Opens this date on Aviasales

3. #3 · 1 connection · 6h 48m · one ticket (United)

   6:00 AM → 10:48 AM

   47

   score

   price

   live on Aviasales

   95%

   connections made

   85%

   arrive on time

   6:00 AM FSD → 6:58 AM DEN1h 58m

   SkyWest 5701 · sold as United Express

   Embraer E175 · 6–12 yrs oldLegroom 31 in · 18–18.2 in wide · United Economy

   90% on time · 1.9% cancel

   Connect in DEN · 2h 46m · 97% chance to make it · same ticket: the airline rebooks you if you miss it

   9:44 AM DEN → 10:48 AM PHX2h 04m

   United 1593

   Airbus A321neo · 1–3 yrs oldLegroom 30 in · 16.3–18.4 in wide · United Economy

   89% on time · 0.2% cancel
   Why this ranks here

   Find this United trip ↗Look for SkyWest 5701 + United 1593 on Aviasales

Aircraft and ages come from the planes each flight number actually flew in the last 3 months of data (FAA registry build years); airlines can swap planes. Legroom is the seat pitch the airline or a seat-map source publishes for that aircraft and cabin; we never estimate it, and seat maps change, so check the airline’s seat map when you book.