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 75-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	BDL	MSP	3h 00m	84%	2.4%	832	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 Hartford). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	BDL 06:00 → ATL 08:29DL 2933	1h 26m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 30m	97%	86%
American Details →	BDL 07:12 → ORD 09:02AA 2163	2h 43m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	7h 15m	96%	85%
United Details →	BDL 06:00 → IAD 07:26UA 635	1h 19m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28UA 1998	5h 28m	98%	84%
American Details →	BDL 06:20 → PHL 07:40AA 6111 · flown by Piedmont	3h 00m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	7h 18m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	BDL 08:05 → ATL 10:29DL 2233	1h 52m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 52m	97%	83%
American Details →	BDL 06:01 → CLT 08:08AA 3182	3h 07m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 53m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	BDL 05:30 → DTW 07:27DL 2964	1h 33m Detroit	DTW 09:00 → MSP 09:55DL 2258	5h 25m	97%	82%
United Details →	BDL 06:09 → ORD 07:54UA 2672	56m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	5h 27m	86%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	BDL 15:30 → DEN 17:58UA 2239	47m Denver	DEN 18:45 → MSP 21:50UA 2076	7h 20m	62%	46%
United Details →	BDL 16:55 → ORD 18:44UA 2627	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	5h 46m	74%	41%
Southwest Details →	BDL 19:10 → MDW 20:40WN 428	50m Chicago	MDW 21:30 → MSP 23:00WN 4085	4h 50m	65%	33%

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

IAD · 1h 19m · leaves 06:00 2%

ORD · 56m · leaves 06:09 14%

MDW · 1h 00m · leaves 07:55 18%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 13m · leaves 16:55 26%

MDW · 50m · leaves 19:10 35%

DEN · 47m · leaves 15:30 38%

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 2672 BDL 06:09 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	3h 51m	8h 18m	99%	87%
JetBlue B6 676 BDL 06:45 → JFK Delta DL 2414 JFK 11:33 → MSP Connection details →	3h 46m	8h 05m	99%	82%
American AA 6111 BDL 06:20 → PHL Delta DL 2688 PHL 11:40 → MSP Connection details →	4h 00m	8h 05m	100%	82%

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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