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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 84% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	ANC	MSP	5h 26m	96%	0.0%	75	Flying now
Delta	ANC	MSP	5h 24m	83%	0.6%	706	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 Anchorage). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	ANC 00:35 → SLC 07:15DL 2223	3h 55m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	11h 09m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	ANC 01:30 → SEA 06:09DL 925	2h 56m Seattle	SEA 09:05 → MSP 14:25DL 536	9h 55m	98%	88%
United Details →	ANC 20:00 → ORD 05:18UA 450	3h 32m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36 +1UA 2805	11h 36m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	ANC 22:25 → DEN 05:35WN 173	2h 15m Denver	DEN 07:50 → MSP 10:55 +1WN 3420	9h 30m	88%	85%
Alaska Details →	ANC 00:29 → SEA 05:00AS 221	3h 35m Seattle	SEA 08:35 → MSP 13:57AS 555	10h 28m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	ANC 20:10 → ATL 07:06DL 416	2h 49m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30 +1DL 2090	12h 20m	95%	84%
United Details →	ANC 23:09 → DEN 06:26UA 2614	3h 14m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40 +1UA 397	10h 31m	98%	83%
United Details →	ANC 20:15 → IAD 07:12UA 572	1h 33m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28 +1UA 1998	11h 13m	93%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ANC 20:10 → ATL 07:06DL 416	1h 20m Atlanta	ATL 08:26 → MSP 10:02 +1DL 2960	10h 52m	74%	65%
American Details →	ANC 21:57 → ORD 07:19AA 1354	1h 03m Chicago	ORD 08:22 → MSP 10:06 +1AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	9h 11m	72%	63%

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

SEA · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 5%

DEN · 1h 14m · leaves 23:09 6%

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 23:59 15%

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 1636 ANC 23:59 → LAS Delta DL 2261 LAS 09:32 → MSP Connection details →	3h 21m	11h 41m	100%	97%
Alaska AS 1609 ANC 16:09 → PDX Delta DL 2359 PDX 00:33 → MSP Connection details →	3h 45m	10h 40m	100%	93%
Alaska AS 272 ANC 15:43 → SEA Delta DL 953 SEA 23:59 → MSP Connection details →	3h 42m	10h 34m	100%	90%

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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