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 one-hour layover misses 8% of the time at 10 am and 2 times in 3 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	BOS	MSP	3h 15m	84%	1.3%	1,853	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 Boston). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	BOS 05:30 → ATL 08:15DL 2242	1h 40m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	7h 00m	100%	89%
Delta Details →	BOS 06:05 → SLC 09:18DL 859	1h 52m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	9h 39m	98%	87%
American Details →	BOS 07:00 → ORD 09:01AA 1509	2h 44m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	7h 27m	97%	87%
United Details →	BOS 05:45 → IAD 07:23UA 1734	1h 22m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28UA 1998	5h 43m	99%	85%
American Details →	BOS 06:05 → CLT 08:30AA 418	2h 45m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 49m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	BOS 08:09 → CMH 10:27DL 5654 · flown by Republic	3h 33m Columbus	CMH 14:00 → MSP 15:07DL 2550	7h 58m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	BOS 14:13 → CVG 16:40DL 5789 · flown by Republic	3h 03m Hebron	CVG 19:43 → MSP 20:42DL 703	7h 29m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	BOS 13:59 → IND 16:41DL 5627 · flown by Republic	2h 46m Indianapolis	IND 19:27 → MSP 20:20DL 1456	7h 21m	98%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	BOS 07:15 → DFW 10:24DL 760	52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:16 → MSP 13:48DL 2972	7h 33m	74%	60%
Delta Details →	BOS 07:45 → DEN 10:19DL 499	51m Denver	DEN 11:10 → MSP 14:10DL 2849	7h 25m	74%	54%
United Details →	BOS 17:00 → ORD 19:00UA 2040	57m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	5h 41m	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

DEN · 1h 20m · leaves 06:25 3%

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 05:10 5%

MDW · 1h 05m · leaves 07:30 5%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 48m · leaves 18:43 68%

BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 20:00 70%

STL · 50m · leaves 18:50 73%

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 752 BOS 05:50 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	3h 33m	8h 05m	100%	90%
Southwest WN 3239 BOS 05:25 → MDW Delta DL 5469 MDW 09:54 → MSP Connection details →	2h 54m	7h 10m	100%	89%
United UA 1414 BOS 06:00 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	3h 47m	8h 27m	100%	88%

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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