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 JAX → MSP flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	JAX	MSP	3h 15m	81%	0.9%	347	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 Jacksonville). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	JAX 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 2722	3h 13m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	7h 00m	99%	87%
American Details →	JAX 06:19 → CLT 07:46AA 1834	3h 29m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 35m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	JAX 08:20 → ATL 09:36DL 2569	2h 45m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 37m	98%	85%
American Details →	JAX 07:05 → ORD 08:53AA 2102	2h 52m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	7h 22m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	JAX 11:48 → ATL 13:03DL 2356	1h 28m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	5h 21m	100%	83%
United Details →	JAX 08:09 → DEN 09:55UA 671	3h 47m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	9h 37m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	JAX 06:45 → BOS 09:36DL 5632 · flown by Republic	2h 14m Boston	BOS 11:50 → MSP 14:02DL 1103	8h 17m	96%	81%
American Details →	JAX 07:00 → PHL 09:14AA 709	1h 26m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	6h 38m	95%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	JAX 18:35 → ORD 20:34UA 6012 · flown by SkyWest	54m Chicago	ORD 21:28 → MSP 23:10UA 1131	5h 35m	62%	32%
American Details →	JAX 16:35 → PHL 18:54AA 5248 · flown by PSA	56m Philadelphia	PHL 19:50 → MSP 22:02AA 5460 · flown by PSA	6h 27m	54%	32%
Southwest Details →	JAX 19:02 → MDW 20:30WN 2164	1h 00m Chicago	MDW 21:30 → MSP 23:00WN 4085	4h 58m	62%	31%

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

BNA · 1h 20m · leaves 06:20 2%

MDW · 1h 10m · leaves 07:45 4%

ORD · 1h 13m · leaves 07:20 4%

Afternoon and evening

BNA · 1h 15m · leaves 20:55 30%

MDW · 1h 00m · leaves 19:02 38%

PHL · 56m · leaves 16:35 46%

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 1733 JAX 07:20 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	2h 33m	7h 07m	97%	87%
Southwest WN 2155 JAX 06:20 → BNA Delta DL 2724 BNA 10:02 → MSP Connection details →	3h 12m	6h 55m	100%	86%
JetBlue B6 1678 JAX 06:05 → JFK Delta DL 2414 JFK 11:33 → MSP Connection details →	3h 00m	8h 45m	100%	82%

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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