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 GEG → MSP flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	GEG	MSP	2h 52m	91%	0.8%	782	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Minneapolis on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Minneapolis is 2 h ahead of Spokane). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	GEG 05:25 → PHX 08:00WN 1884	3h 51m Phoenix	PHX 11:51 → MSP 16:56DL 2208	9h 31m	100%	92%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	GEG 05:07 → SEA 06:15AS 2065 · flown by Horizon	2h 50m Seattle	SEA 09:05 → MSP 14:25DL 536	7h 18m	100%	90%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	GEG 08:31 → PDX 09:46AS 3201 · flown by SkyWest	2h 00m Portland	PDX 11:46 → MSP 17:03DL 2415	6h 32m	100%	89%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	GEG 19:41 → PDX 20:50AS 2407 · flown by Horizon	3h 43m Portland	PDX 00:33 → MSP 05:49 +1DL 2359	8h 08m	97%	89%
Delta Details →	GEG 19:59 → SEA 21:22DL 3832 · flown by SkyWest	2h 37m Seattle	SEA 23:59 → MSP 05:17 +1DL 953	7h 18m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	GEG 05:20 → SLC 08:00DL 1440	3h 10m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	7h 24m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	GEG 09:50 → SLC 12:41DL 4444 · flown by SkyWest	1h 19m Salt Lake City	SLC 14:00 → MSP 17:30DL 2936	5h 42m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	GEG 22:48 → ATL 06:05DL 1843	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 08:26 → MSP 10:02 +1DL 2960	9h 14m	97%	87%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	GEG 11:40 → SEA 12:50AS 2262 · flown by Horizon	48m Seattle	SEA 13:38 → MSP 19:00AS 527	5h 20m	70%	53%

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

SEA · 1h 11m · leaves 06:13 2%

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 2%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 05:16 9%

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 1h 06m · leaves 17:10 11%

PHX · 1h 10m · leaves 15:00 19%

DEN · 1h 11m · leaves 16:18 22%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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