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 75-minute layover misses 6% of the time at 8 am and 30% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	CLE	MSP	2h 12m	83%	1.1%	1,230	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 Cleveland). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	CLE 05:30 → DEN 06:40WN 3930	1h 10m Denver	DEN 07:50 → MSP 10:55WN 3420	6h 25m	98%	93%
Delta Details →	CLE 05:35 → ATL 07:22DL 2734	2h 33m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 55m	98%	87%
United Details →	CLE 06:00 → IAD 07:15UA 1252	1h 30m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28UA 1998	5h 28m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	CLE 08:05 → ATL 09:55DL 349	2h 26m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 52m	100%	84%
United Details →	CLE 06:00 → ORD 06:40UA 5265 · flown by SkyWest	2h 10m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	5h 36m	94%	83%
American Details →	CLE 07:07 → PHL 08:44AA 3277	1h 56m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	6h 31m	100%	80%
American Details →	CLE 05:01 → CLT 06:42AA 2632	1h 43m Charlotte	CLT 08:25 → MSP 10:04AA 2154	6h 03m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	CLE 10:20 → ATL 12:07DL 1500	2h 24m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	6h 49m	97%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	CLE 18:05 → ORD 18:44UA 1673	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	4h 36m	70%	38%
American Details →	CLE 17:12 → PHL 18:47AA 5129 · flown by PSA	1h 03m Philadelphia	PHL 19:50 → MSP 22:02AA 5460 · flown by PSA	5h 50m	65%	37%
American Details →	CLE 17:12 → DCA 18:46AA 5470 · flown by PSA	1h 19m Washington	DCA 20:05 → MSP 21:54AA 5506 · flown by PSA	5h 45m	67%	21%

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 10m · leaves 05:30 2%

BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 06:40 3%

ORD · 1h 14m · leaves 07:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 13m · leaves 18:05 30%

DCA · 1h 19m · leaves 17:12 33%

PHL · 1h 03m · leaves 17:12 35%

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 1165 CLE 07:05 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	3h 38m	6h 50m	97%	87%
Southwest WN 4568 CLE 06:40 → BNA Delta DL 2724 BNA 10:02 → MSP Connection details →	2h 52m	6h 35m	100%	86%
Southwest WN 3930 CLE 05:30 → DEN Delta DL 1675 DEN 09:19 → MSP Connection details →	2h 39m	7h 45m	100%	83%

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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