Mon, Oct 5 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

The nonstop is quickest: Delta FAI → MSP (5h 12m), on time 73% of the time. United via Denver (8h 40m) is more reliable, 85%, but takes 3h 28m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	FAI	MSP	5h 12m	73%	0.0%	93	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 (Minneapolis is 3 h ahead of Fairbanks). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	FAI 17:15 → ANC 18:18AS 2102 · flown by Horizon	3h 34m Anchorage	ANC 21:52 → MSP 06:18 +1AS 1540	10h 03m	100%	94%
United Details →	FAI 01:00 → DEN 08:09UA 494	1h 31m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	8h 40m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	FAI 01:35 → SEA 06:17DL 2408	2h 48m Seattle	SEA 09:05 → MSP 14:25DL 536	9h 50m	96%	84%
Alaska Details →	FAI 00:19 → SEA 05:00AS 1509	3h 35m Seattle	SEA 08:35 → MSP 13:57AS 555	10h 38m	98%	83%
Alaska Details →	FAI 05:31 → SEA 10:12AS 210	1h 39m Seattle	SEA 11:51 → MSP 17:19AS 509	8h 48m	97%	82%
United Details →	FAI 20:45 → ORD 05:42UA 1640	3h 08m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36 +1UA 2805	10h 51m	96%	82%
Alaska Details →	FAI 08:00 → SEA 12:48AS 275	50m Seattle	SEA 13:38 → MSP 19:00AS 527	8h 00m	92%	72%

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

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 20:45 12%

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.


Alaska AS 1508 FAI 15:53 → SEA Delta DL 953 SEA 23:59 → MSP Connection details →	3h 23m	10h 24m	98%	89%
United UA 1640 FAI 20:45 → ORD American AA 4162 ORD 08:22 → MSP Connection details →	2h 40m	10h 23m	93%	81%
Alaska AS 694 FAI 08:20 → ANC Delta DL 555 ANC 12:35 → MSP Connection details →	3h 07m	9h 41m	100%	80%

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