Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
St Louis → Newark via Minneapolis: arrives on time 49%
-
17:36 STL → 19:15 MSPDL 3185 · Delta · 1h 39m · 72% on time, 1.8% cancelled
-
1h 00m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
-
20:15 MSP → 23:59 EWRDL 2846 · Delta · 2h 44m · 73% on time, 5.1% cancelled
Total trip 5h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of St Louis). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (5.1% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip5h 23mSTL 17:36 to EWR 23:59, 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.