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)


Delta	AVL	MSP	2h 43m	85%	0.9%	112	Flying now
Allegiant	AVL	MSP	–	67%few flights	0.0%	3	Not 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 behind Asheville). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	AVL 05:35 → ATL 06:34DL 2712	3h 21m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 55m	97%	86%
American Details →	AVL 07:11 → ORD 08:29AA 3813 · flown by Envoy	3h 18m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	7h 21m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	AVL 10:05 → ATL 11:03DL 3077	3h 28m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	7h 04m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	AVL 07:53 → ATL 09:00DL 2853	3h 21m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	7h 04m	97%	82%
American Details →	AVL 05:30 → PHL 07:21AA 5846 · flown by Piedmont	3h 19m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	8h 08m	96%	80%
United Details →	AVL 06:40 → ORD 07:52UA 4651 · flown by SkyWest	58m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	4h 56m	89%	78%
American Details →	AVL 08:52 → CLT 10:14AA 6033 · flown by Piedmont	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	5h 02m	92%	77%
American Details →	AVL 10:44 → PHL 12:34AA 6031 · flown by Piedmont	1h 04m Philadelphia	PHL 13:38 → MSP 15:34AA 2157	5h 50m	98%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	AVL 10:41 → ORD 11:53UA 4656 · flown by SkyWest	47m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → MSP 14:20UA 2749	4h 39m	72%	55%
Delta Details →	AVL 19:45 → ATL 21:02DL 5122 · flown by Endeavor	1h 38m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → MSP 00:17 +1DL 1310	5h 32m	64%	49%
American Details →	AVL 18:20 → CLT 19:39AA 6032 · flown by Piedmont	50m Charlotte	CLT 20:29 → MSP 22:13AA 2176	4h 51m	59%	44%

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

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 08:52 8%

ATL · 1h 18m · leaves 10:05 8%

ORD · 58m · leaves 06:40 11%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 52m · leaves 17:43 38%

CLT · 50m · leaves 18:20 41%

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.


United UA 4651 AVL 06:40 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	3h 53m	7h 47m	97%	88%
American AA 6031 AVL 10:44 → PHL Delta DL 2679 PHL 15:38 → MSP Connection details →	3h 04m	7h 45m	100%	81%
Allegiant G4 241 AVL 06:00 → DEN United UA 397 DEN 09:40 → MSP Connection details →	2h 17m	7h 40m	92%	81%

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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