Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Minneapolis → New York via Knoxville: arrives on time 40%

  1. 13:28 MSP → 16:45 TYS
    DL 5335 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 17m · 71% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Knoxville (TYS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:35 TYS → 19:44 LGA
    DL 5455 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 09m · 74% on time, 8.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (8.1% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip5h 16mMSP 13:28 to LGA 19:44, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.