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 FCA → MSP flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	FCA	MSP	2h 43m	84%	1.1%	466	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 Kalispell). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	FCA 06:33 → SEA 07:05AS 2122 · flown by Horizon	1h 30m Seattle	SEA 08:35 → MSP 13:57AS 555	6h 24m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	FCA 12:22 → SLC 14:09DL 2813	3h 12m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:21 → MSP 20:54DL 2935	7h 32m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	FCA 18:10 → SLC 20:00DL 3798 · flown by SkyWest	1h 05m Salt Lake City	SLC 21:05 → MSP 00:34 +1DL 1173	5h 24m	93%	81%
United Details →	FCA 06:20 → DEN 08:28UA 1561	1h 12m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	5h 20m	90%	79%
Delta Details →	FCA 05:19 → SLC 07:05DL 2201	55m Salt Lake City	SLC 08:00 → MSP 11:32DL 2916	5h 13m	85%	77%
United Details →	FCA 10:42 → DEN 13:06UA 5991 · flown by SkyWest	2h 36m Denver	DEN 15:42 → MSP 18:46UA 2470	7h 04m	98%	75%
Alaska Details →	FCA 11:28 → SEA 12:05AS 2207 · flown by Horizon	1h 33m Seattle	SEA 13:38 → MSP 19:00AS 527	6h 32m	93%	73%
United Details →	FCA 14:33 → DEN 16:50UA 1199	1h 55m Denver	DEN 18:45 → MSP 21:50UA 2076	6h 17m	94%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	FCA 16:48 → ORD 21:30AA 1844	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 22:36 → MSP 00:22 +1AA 4472 · flown by Republic	6h 34m	63%	39%
American Details →	FCA 15:51 → DFW 20:30AA 1842	1h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:30 → MSP 23:57AA 3149	7h 06m	67%	28%

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

SLC · 55m · leaves 05:19 15%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 09m · leaves 17:28 19%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 15:51 33%

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 16:48 37%

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 2122 FCA 06:33 → SEA Delta DL 536 SEA 09:05 → MSP Connection details →	2h 00m	6h 52m	97%	88%
United UA 5427 FCA 13:20 → LAX Delta DL 2180 LAX 18:50 → MSP Connection details →	3h 27m	10h 02m	98%	84%
United UA 1561 FCA 06:20 → DEN Delta DL 2877 DEN 12:12 → MSP Connection details →	3h 44m	7h 50m	95%	79%

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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