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 83% on time.

Nonstops


Delta	BNA	MSP	2h 13m	87%	1.9%	1,225	Flying now
Southwest	BNA	MSP	2h 15m	75%	1.1%	530	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	BNA 06:15 → ATL 08:31DL 3001	1h 24m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	5h 15m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	BNA 05:10 → ATL 07:20DL 2637	1h 06m Atlanta	ATL 08:26 → MSP 10:02DL 2960	4h 52m	95%	83%
Delta Details →	BNA 10:53 → ATL 13:04DL 1155	1h 27m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	5h 16m	94%	79%
American Details →	BNA 09:04 → ORD 11:00AA 3973 · flown by Envoy	47m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	4h 28m	84%	74%
United Details →	BNA 06:00 → ORD 07:58UA 451	52m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	4h 36m	78%	68%
American Details →	BNA 10:42 → ORD 12:38AA 3439 · flown by Envoy	58m Chicago	ORD 13:36 → MSP 15:20AA 4000 · flown by Envoy	4h 37m	84%	67%
Delta Details →	BNA 14:03 → DTW 16:46DL 1557	1h 24m Detroit	DTW 18:10 → MSP 19:08DL 1842	5h 05m	93%	67%
United Details →	BNA 11:15 → ORD 13:15UA 4653 · flown by SkyWest	1h 15m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → MSP 16:13UA 2298	4h 58m	87%	59%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	BNA 12:38 → ATL 14:52DL 2867	46m Atlanta	ATL 15:38 → MSP 17:16DL 2981	4h 39m	74%	54%
United Details →	BNA 09:53 → ORD 11:54UA 343	46m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → MSP 14:20UA 2749	4h 27m	67%	50%
United Details →	BNA 16:59 → ORD 19:00UA 1884	57m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	4h 42m	51%	28%

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

ATL · 1h 06m · leaves 05:10 5%

ORD · 47m · leaves 09:04 16%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 16:31 24%

ORD · 57m · leaves 16:59 49%

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 585 BNA 08:10 → MKE Delta DL 561 MKE 12:07 → MSP Connection details →	2h 22m	5h 19m	100%	89%
American AA 3973 BNA 09:04 → ORD United UA 2749 ORD 12:40 → MSP Connection details →	1h 40m	5h 16m	89%	67%
Southwest WN 609 BNA 14:00 → OMA Delta DL 3948 OMA 17:52 → MSP Connection details →	2h 07m	5h 14m	73%	61%

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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