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 CID → MSP flights land within a few points of 73% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	CID	MSP	1h 17m	73%	1.6%	1,056	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.


United Details →	CID 05:30 → DEN 06:54UA 4716 · flown by SkyWest	2h 46m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	7h 10m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	CID 05:45 → ATL 08:48DL 2518	3h 33m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	8h 12m	98%	83%
United Details →	CID 08:50 → DEN 10:04UA 1500	3h 38m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	7h 56m	96%	79%
American Details →	CID 06:17 → CLT 09:35AA 1039	1h 40m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	6h 37m	92%	78%
American Details →	CID 06:00 → ORD 07:15AA 2475	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 08:22 → MSP 10:06AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	4h 08m	91%	76%
United Details →	CID 08:00 → ORD 09:23UA 656	3h 17m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → MSP 14:20UA 2749	6h 20m	100%	74%
United Details →	CID 06:30 → ORD 07:51UA 1499	59m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	4h 06m	83%	72%
United Details →	CID 15:16 → DEN 16:30UA 514	2h 15m Denver	DEN 18:45 → MSP 21:50UA 2076	6h 34m	94%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	CID 18:05 → DEN 19:29UA 5273 · flown by SkyWest	1h 25m Denver	DEN 20:54 → MSP 23:59UA 667	5h 54m	73%	43%

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

ORD · 1h 07m · leaves 06:00 9%

ATL · 1h 07m · leaves 05:45 9%

DEN · 46m · leaves 05:30 12%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 18:04 23%

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 656 CID 08:00 → ORD American AA 3375 ORD 11:47 → MSP Connection details →	2h 24m	5h 32m	100%	86%
United UA 4716 CID 05:30 → DEN Delta DL 1675 DEN 09:19 → MSP Connection details →	2h 25m	6h 45m	96%	81%
United UA 1500 CID 08:50 → DEN Delta DL 2877 DEN 12:12 → MSP Connection details →	2h 08m	6h 20m	89%	74%

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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