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

No clear winner: Delta’s BZN → MSP flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	BZN	MSP	2h 20m	91%	0.7%	805	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 ahead of Bozeman). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	BZN 05:15 → SLC 06:36DL 491	1h 24m Salt Lake City	SLC 08:00 → MSP 11:32DL 2916	5h 17m	97%	89%
Delta Details →	BZN 08:25 → SEA 09:29DL 4092 · flown by SkyWest	2h 36m Seattle	SEA 12:05 → MSP 17:37DL 941	8h 11m	98%	86%
United Details →	BZN 06:30 → DEN 08:24UA 1362	1h 16m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	5h 10m	97%	85%
Alaska Details →	BZN 06:03 → SEA 06:57AS 461	1h 38m Seattle	SEA 08:35 → MSP 13:57AS 555	6h 54m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	BZN 12:13 → SLC 13:39DL 1971	3h 42m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:21 → MSP 20:54DL 2935	7h 41m	99%	81%
Southwest Details →	BZN 06:35 → DEN 08:10WN 1130	2h 00m Denver	DEN 10:10 → MSP 13:10WN 3973	5h 35m	98%	80%
United Details →	BZN 10:33 → DEN 12:25UA 1824	1h 17m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	5h 13m	95%	79%
Alaska Details →	BZN 10:26 → SEA 11:23AS 2141 · flown by Horizon	2h 15m Seattle	SEA 13:38 → MSP 19:00AS 527	7h 34m	99%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BZN 17:03 → ORD 21:30AA 1639	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 22:36 → MSP 00:22 +1AA 4472 · flown by Republic	6h 19m	69%	42%
United Details →	BZN 17:51 → DEN 19:58UA 5736 · flown by SkyWest	56m Denver	DEN 20:54 → MSP 23:59UA 667	5h 08m	64%	38%
Southwest Details →	BZN 11:15 → DEN 12:55WN 1131	47m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:40WN 1638	4h 25m	45%	22%

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 16m · leaves 06:30 3%

DFW · 1h 08m · leaves 06:45 9%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 16:14 24%

DEN · 56m · leaves 17:51 36%

ORD · 48m · leaves 16:24 47%

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.


Alaska AS 461 BZN 06:03 → SEA Delta DL 536 SEA 09:05 → MSP Connection details →	2h 08m	7h 22m	100%	90%
United UA 1362 BZN 06:30 → DEN Delta DL 2877 DEN 12:12 → MSP Connection details →	3h 48m	7h 40m	99%	82%
Delta DL 4092 BZN 08:25 → SEA Alaska AS 509 SEA 11:51 → MSP Connection details →	2h 22m	7h 54m	96%	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