Sun, Oct 4 has passed, so this is the 12-month record.

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 8% of the time at 9 am and 27% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MEM	MSP	2h 19m	87%	1.1%	901	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Minneapolis on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	MEM 06:21 → ORD 08:29AA 4279 · flown by Envoy	3h 16m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	7h 06m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	MEM 05:15 → ATL 07:35DL 1666	2h 20m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 15m	97%	85%
American Details →	MEM 06:36 → ORD 08:45AA 3758 · flown by Envoy	3h 02m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	6h 56m	96%	84%
American Details →	MEM 05:00 → CLT 07:46AA 978	3h 29m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 54m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	MEM 07:25 → ATL 09:45DL 1625	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 32m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	MEM 08:27 → ATL 10:51DL 5247 · flown by Endeavor	3h 40m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	7h 42m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	MEM 07:15 → SLC 09:32DL 2290	1h 38m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	7h 29m	92%	83%
United Details →	MEM 08:51 → DEN 10:35UA 472	3h 07m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	7h 55m	98%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MEM 19:10 → ATL 21:41DL 2939	59m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → MSP 00:17 +1DL 1310	5h 07m	73%	55%
American Details →	MEM 18:30 → DFW 20:22AA 3677 · flown by Envoy	1h 08m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:30 → MSP 23:57AA 3149	5h 27m	66%	27%
United Details →	MEM 18:35 → ORD 20:40UA 5336 · flown by SkyWest	48m Chicago	ORD 21:28 → MSP 23:10UA 1131	4h 35m	21%	11%

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

ATL · 1h 11m · leaves 06:20 8%

AUS · 1h 02m · leaves 06:40 10%

PHL · 56m · leaves 06:11 12%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 59m · leaves 19:10 27%

DFW · 1h 08m · leaves 18:30 34%

ORD · 48m · leaves 18:35 79%

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.


American AA 3879 MEM 08:00 → PHX Delta DL 2208 PHX 11:51 → MSP Connection details →	2h 23m	8h 56m	99%	91%
Southwest WN 2916 MEM 05:15 → MDW Delta DL 5469 MDW 09:54 → MSP Connection details →	3h 04m	6h 20m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 4596 MEM 06:00 → MCO Delta DL 1730 MCO 11:17 → MSP Connection details →	2h 17m	7h 46m	100%	89%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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