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 45-minute layover misses 1 time in 10 at 8 am and 31% of the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	IND	MSP	1h 54m	84%	0.9%	1,358	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 Indianapolis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	IND 06:10 → DEN 06:50WN 1365	1h 00m Denver	DEN 07:50 → MSP 10:55WN 3420	5h 45m	96%	93%
Delta Details →	IND 06:00 → ATL 07:39DL 3105	2h 16m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 30m	99%	87%
United Details →	IND 05:35 → IAD 07:19UA 6210 · flown by Mesa	1h 26m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28UA 1998	5h 53m	98%	86%
American Details →	IND 05:36 → ORD 06:00AA 4362 · flown by Republic	2h 22m Chicago	ORD 08:22 → MSP 10:06AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	5h 32m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	IND 08:05 → ATL 09:44DL 1901	2h 37m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 52m	99%	86%
United Details →	IND 06:00 → ORD 06:20UA 3479 · flown by Republic	2h 30m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	5h 36m	98%	85%
American Details →	IND 06:45 → PHL 08:41AA 4613 · flown by Republic	1h 59m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	6h 53m	99%	84%
American Details →	IND 06:32 → CLT 08:15AA 2938	3h 00m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 22m	98%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	IND 20:42 → ORD 21:10AA 1951	1h 26m Chicago	ORD 22:36 → MSP 00:22 +1AA 4472 · flown by Republic	4h 40m	60%	35%
United Details →	IND 18:33 → ORD 19:00UA 5435 · flown by SkyWest	57m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	4h 08m	60%	30%
American Details →	IND 17:09 → DCA 19:09AA 4452 · flown by Republic	56m Washington	DCA 20:05 → MSP 21:54AA 5506 · flown by PSA	5h 48m	68%	23%

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

DTW · 1h 05m · leaves 06:40 6%

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 07:00 6%

BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 07:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 47m · leaves 14:20 31%

DCA · 56m · leaves 17:09 32%

ORD · 57m · leaves 18:33 40%

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 3539 IND 08:00 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	3h 23m	6h 27m	98%	89%
Southwest WN 2133 IND 06:40 → MDW Delta DL 5469 MDW 09:54 → MSP Connection details →	3h 04m	5h 55m	98%	86%
United UA 3479 IND 06:00 → ORD American AA 4162 ORD 08:22 → MSP Connection details →	2h 02m	5h 08m	95%	84%

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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