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 14% of the time at 12 pm and 1 time in 4 at 4 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	CLT	MSP	2h 50m	85%	1.4%	1,203	Flying now
American	CLT	MSP	2h 47m	81%	1.6%	1,264	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 Charlotte). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	CLT 07:46 → ORD 09:02AA 2843	2h 43m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	6h 41m	99%	90%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	1h 42m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	5h 31m	97%	87%
Delta Details →	CLT 08:01 → ATL 09:16DL 3156	3h 05m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 56m	100%	85%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	3h 13m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	7h 53m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 44m Atlanta	ATL 08:26 → MSP 10:02DL 2960	5h 32m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → ATL 11:01DL 3174	3h 30m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	7h 27m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:05 → BOS 08:34DL 5648 · flown by Republic	3h 16m Boston	BOS 11:50 → MSP 14:02DL 1103	8h 57m	100%	82%
United Details →	CLT 06:00 → IAD 07:29UA 6279 · flown by Mesa	1h 16m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28UA 1998	5h 28m	95%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 13:05 → DFW 14:57AA 2407	1h 02m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:59 → MSP 18:23AA 2148	6h 18m	74%	38%
American Details →	CLT 18:00 → MIA 20:21AA 488	1h 01m Miami	MIA 21:22 → MSP 00:09 +1AA 458	7h 09m	65%	37%
American Details →	CLT 16:47 → DCA 18:22AA 3263	1h 43m Washington	DCA 20:05 → MSP 21:54AA 5506 · flown by PSA	6h 10m	70%	26%

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 15m · leaves 06:00 4%

IAD · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 5%

DCA · 1h 01m · leaves 08:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 1h 01m · leaves 18:00 35%

MDW · 1h 20m · leaves 19:05 39%

BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 21:15 68%

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.


American AA 2395 CLT 08:59 → CMH Delta DL 2550 CMH 14:00 → MSP Connection details →	3h 35m	7h 08m	100%	88%
American AA 2733 CLT 07:36 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	2h 46m	6h 19m	96%	87%
American AA 2615 CLT 07:09 → IND Delta DL 2456 IND 12:18 → MSP Connection details →	3h 28m	6h 55m	100%	86%

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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