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

The nonstop is quickest: Delta BUF → MSP (2h 15m), on time 2 times in 3. Delta via Detroit (4h 26m) is more reliable, 80%, but takes 2h 11m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	BUF	MSP	2h 15m	70%	2.1%	94	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 Buffalo). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	BUF 07:00 → ORD 07:59UA 543	3h 46m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	7h 27m	99%	87%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	BUF 07:00 → ORD 08:05UA 5820 · flown by SkyWest	3h 42m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	7h 32m	100%	85%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	BUF 07:35 → MDW 08:15WN 4154	1h 39m Chicago	MDW 09:54 → MSP 11:35DL 5469 · flown by Endeavor	5h 00m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	BUF 06:00 → ATL 08:10DL 2664	1h 45m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 30m	97%	84%
American Details →	BUF 06:01 → CLT 08:01AA 1204	3h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 53m	98%	83%
American Details →	BUF 06:00 → DCA 07:29AA 3668 · flown by Envoy	3h 01m Washington	DCA 10:30 → MSP 12:20AA 3796 · flown by Envoy	7h 20m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	BUF 07:00 → JFK 08:30DL 5284 · flown by Endeavor	3h 03m New York	JFK 11:33 → MSP 13:50DL 2414	7h 50m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	BUF 06:29 → DTW 07:42DL 2898	1h 18m Detroit	DTW 09:00 → MSP 09:55DL 2258	4h 26m	95%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	BUF 19:50 → MDW 20:30WN 768	1h 00m Chicago	MDW 21:30 → MSP 23:00WN 4085	4h 10m	60%	30%
United Details →	BUF 18:04 → ORD 19:03UA 2747	54m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	4h 37m	49%	27%
American Details →	BUF 17:25 → DCA 18:59AA 5106 · flown by PSA	1h 06m Washington	DCA 20:05 → MSP 21:54AA 5506 · flown by PSA	5h 32m	46%	15%

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

DTW · 1h 18m · leaves 06:29 5%

ORD · 1h 19m · leaves 06:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

MDW · 1h 00m · leaves 19:50 40%

ORD · 54m · leaves 18:04 51%

DCA · 1h 06m · leaves 17:25 54%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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