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 3% of the time at 7 am and barely half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	FLL	MSP	3h 52m	82%	1.6%	709	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 Fort Lauderdale). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	FLL 05:25 → ATL 07:20DL 1168	2h 35m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	7h 05m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	FLL 06:30 → ATL 08:26DL 1215	3h 55m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	8h 27m	99%	85%
United Details →	FLL 08:00 → DEN 10:18UA 1311	3h 24m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	9h 46m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	FLL 09:57 → ATL 11:45DL 1334	2h 46m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	7h 12m	99%	82%
Southwest Details →	FLL 05:40 → STL 07:20WN 1874	55m St Louis	STL 08:15 → MSP 09:45WN 3961	5h 05m	97%	82%
American Details →	FLL 06:18 → PHL 09:06AA 444	1h 34m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	7h 20m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	FLL 06:00 → DTW 08:59DL 2631	3h 21m Detroit	DTW 12:20 → MSP 13:14DL 2697	8h 14m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	FLL 07:06 → JFK 10:00DL 2165	1h 33m New York	JFK 11:33 → MSP 13:50DL 2414	7h 44m	96%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	FLL 13:31 → ATL 15:34DL 1512	57m Atlanta	ATL 16:31 → MSP 18:09DL 2654	5h 38m	74%	52%
American Details →	FLL 15:57 → PHL 18:53AA 1855	57m Philadelphia	PHL 19:50 → MSP 22:02AA 5460 · flown by PSA	7h 05m	51%	31%
United Details →	FLL 16:20 → ORD 19:00UA 403	57m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	6h 21m	48%	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

ATL · 1h 06m · leaves 05:25 3%

STL · 55m · leaves 05:40 3%

LGA · 1h 11m · leaves 07:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 57m · leaves 16:20 52%

MDW · 1h 05m · leaves 18:20 61%

BNA · 55m · leaves 20:25 73%

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 1874 FLL 05:40 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	3h 58m	8h 15m	98%	89%
United UA 752 FLL 07:02 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	2h 15m	7h 25m	98%	87%
Southwest WN 1866 FLL 06:10 → MDW Delta DL 5469 MDW 09:54 → MSP Connection details →	1h 44m	6h 25m	96%	85%

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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