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 1 time in 10 at 6 am and 29% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


United	IAH	MSP	2h 54m	82%	0.9%	924	Flying now
Delta	IAH	MSP	2h 51m	80%	1.1%	1,296	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	IAH 05:15 → DEN 06:47UA 1874	53m Denver	DEN 07:40 → MSP 10:38UA 773	5h 23m	95%	87%
Delta Details →	IAH 05:40 → ATL 08:43DL 1069	1h 12m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	5h 50m	97%	85%
United Details →	IAH 06:30 → DEN 08:02UA 2643	1h 38m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	6h 10m	98%	85%
United Details →	IAH 08:30 → DEN 10:05UA 2816	3h 37m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	8h 16m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	IAH 07:35 → SLC 09:51DL 1583	1h 19m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	7h 09m	92%	83%
American Details →	IAH 06:13 → ORD 09:07AA 3106	2h 38m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	7h 14m	97%	83%
Delta Details →	IAH 08:05 → ATL 11:09DL 644	3h 22m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	8h 04m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	IAH 07:02 → ATL 10:05DL 1315	2h 16m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 55m	97%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	IAH 07:20 → DEN 08:52UA 1575	48m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	5h 20m	71%	61%
American Details →	IAH 15:06 → CLT 18:51AA 1919	1h 38m Charlotte	CLT 20:29 → MSP 22:13AA 2176	7h 05m	74%	54%
American Details →	IAH 16:18 → DFW 17:48AA 3583 · flown by Envoy	1h 03m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → MSP 21:20AA 2806	5h 03m	70%	38%

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

SFO · 1h 11m · leaves 05:22 2%

ATL · 1h 12m · leaves 05:40 3%

ORD · 1h 20m · leaves 06:10 4%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 46m · leaves 18:34 40%

DTW · 50m · leaves 15:27 44%

DFW · 1h 05m · leaves 18:53 74%

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.


United UA 1044 IAH 05:04 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	3h 46m	8h 23m	100%	90%
United UA 2616 IAH 06:10 → ORD American AA 3375 ORD 11:47 → MSP Connection details →	2h 42m	7h 22m	99%	87%
United UA 6271 IAH 07:20 → CMH Delta DL 2550 CMH 14:00 → MSP Connection details →	2h 58m	7h 47m	98%	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