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 6% of the time at 9 am and almost half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	DCA	MSP	2h 50m	79%	1.8%	1,719	Flying now
American	DCA	MSP	2h 57m	71%	4.9%	902	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 Washington). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	DCA 08:25 → ORD 10:00AA 4360 · flown by Republic	1h 45m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	6h 02m	97%	88%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	2h 07m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 30m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → ATL 08:51DL 330	3h 30m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	7h 58m	99%	84%
American Details →	DCA 07:40 → ORD 09:00AA 2304	2h 47m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	6h 52m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → BOS 08:41DL 5698 · flown by Republic	3h 09m Boston	BOS 11:50 → MSP 14:02DL 1103	8h 03m	99%	82%
American Details →	DCA 06:18 → CLT 07:57AA 1581	3h 18m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 36m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	DCA 09:00 → ATL 10:52DL 455	3h 39m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	8h 09m	98%	81%
United Details →	DCA 06:30 → ORD 07:46UA 1793	1h 04m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	5h 06m	93%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DCA 20:06 → ORD 21:42AA 2903	54m Chicago	ORD 22:36 → MSP 00:22 +1AA 4472 · flown by Republic	5h 16m	72%	42%
Delta Details →	DCA 15:15 → BOS 17:02DL 5600 · flown by Republic	48m Boston	BOS 17:50 → MSP 20:15DL 1098	6h 00m	52%	35%
Delta Details →	DCA 17:29 → DTW 19:15DL 1454	50m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → MSP 21:00DL 1303	4h 31m	51%	33%

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

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 06:59 6%

ORD · 1h 04m · leaves 06:30 7%

BNA · 1h 10m · leaves 06:10 7%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 50m · leaves 17:29 49%

MIA · 48m · leaves 17:40 50%

PHL · 1h 18m · leaves 17:18 51%

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 4737 DCA 06:40 → CLE Delta DL 2847 CLE 10:48 → MSP Connection details →	2h 32m	6h 15m	100%	91%
Southwest WN 1450 DCA 07:35 → MKE Delta DL 561 MKE 12:07 → MSP Connection details →	3h 32m	6h 54m	100%	89%
United UA 2638 DCA 07:15 → ORD American AA 3375 ORD 11:47 → MSP Connection details →	3h 19m	7h 17m	100%	88%

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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