Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Delta’s ABQ → MSP flights land within a few points of 94% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	ABQ	MSP	2h 35m	94%	0.0%	173	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 1 h ahead of Albuquerque). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	ABQ 05:10 → DEN 06:30WN 114	1h 20m Denver	DEN 07:50 → MSP 10:55WN 3420	4h 45m	98%	93%
Delta Details →	ABQ 07:52 → SLC 09:44DL 4152 · flown by SkyWest	1h 26m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	5h 52m	98%	89%
Delta Details →	ABQ 06:00 → LAX 07:10DL 4115 · flown by SkyWest	1h 10m Los Angeles	LAX 08:20 → MSP 14:02DL 799	7h 02m	97%	87%
United Details →	ABQ 05:30 → DEN 07:00UA 5988 · flown by SkyWest	2h 40m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	6h 10m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	ABQ 16:40 → SLC 18:29DL 3820 · flown by SkyWest	2h 36m Salt Lake City	SLC 21:05 → MSP 00:34 +1DL 1173	6h 54m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	ABQ 12:12 → LAX 13:26DL 4108 · flown by SkyWest	1h 59m Los Angeles	LAX 15:25 → MSP 21:04DL 2198	7h 52m	98%	83%
American Details →	ABQ 06:00 → PHX 06:17AA 987	2h 18m Phoenix	PHX 08:35 → MSP 13:54AA 1750	6h 54m	99%	82%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 07:30 → DEN 08:50WN 2384	1h 20m Denver	DEN 10:10 → MSP 13:10WN 3973	4h 40m	100%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ABQ 12:13 → DFW 15:07AA 3371 · flown by Envoy	52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:59 → MSP 18:23AA 2148	5h 10m	71%	36%
United Details →	ABQ 16:20 → DEN 17:50UA 725	55m Denver	DEN 18:45 → MSP 21:50UA 2076	4h 30m	48%	36%
American Details →	ABQ 17:28 → DFW 20:23AA 3381 · flown by Envoy	1h 07m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:30 → MSP 23:57AA 3149	5h 29m	73%	30%

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

DEN · 1h 20m · leaves 05:10 2%

LAX · 1h 10m · leaves 06:00 3%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 52m · leaves 12:13 29%

DEN · 55m · leaves 16:20 52%

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.


Southwest WN 130 ABQ 06:05 → LAS Delta DL 2261 LAS 09:32 → MSP Connection details →	2h 57m	7h 35m	98%	95%
Southwest WN 4989 ABQ 05:30 → LAX Delta DL 799 LAX 08:20 → MSP Connection details →	1h 50m	7h 32m	97%	87%
American AA 987 ABQ 06:00 → PHX Delta DL 1047 PHX 09:43 → MSP Connection details →	3h 26m	7h 45m	99%	86%

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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