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 75-minute layover misses 12% of the time at 10 am and 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	LGA	MSN	2h 42m	75%	4.5%	664	Flying now
American	LGA	MSN	2h 45m	69%	8.4%	332	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Madison on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Madison is 1 h behind New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	LGA 07:43 → DCA 09:13AA 4491 · flown by Republic	1h 37m Washington	DCA 10:50 → MSN 12:13AA 4523 · flown by Republic	5h 30m	100%	95%
United Details →	LGA 06:10 → ORD 07:49UA 2389	2h 46m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → MSN 11:49UA 5843 · flown by SkyWest	6h 39m	99%	87%
American Details →	LGA 06:30 → ORD 08:14AA 462	2h 38m Chicago	ORD 10:52 → MSN 12:02AA 3437 · flown by Envoy	6h 32m	98%	87%
American Details →	LGA 06:00 → CLT 07:58AA 3084	3h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:12 → MSN 12:37AA 5457 · flown by PSA	7h 34m	99%	85%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	LGA 09:00 → BOS 10:19AA 4373 · flown by Republic	2h 49m Boston	BOS 13:08 → MSN 15:03DL 5603 · flown by Republic	7h 03m	98%	82%
United Details →	LGA 10:00 → DEN 12:20UA 716	1h 20m Denver	DEN 13:40 → MSN 17:04UA 4805 · flown by SkyWest	8h 04m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	LGA 07:55 → MSP 09:48DL 2473	3h 07m Minneapolis	MSP 12:55 → MSN 14:05DL 4032 · flown by SkyWest	7h 10m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:25 → MSP 08:14DL 2510	1h 58m Minneapolis	MSP 10:12 → MSN 11:20DL 4102 · flown by SkyWest	5h 55m	97%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	LGA 10:59 → BOS 12:22DL 5745 · flown by Republic	46m Boston	BOS 13:08 → MSN 15:03DL 5603 · flown by Republic	5h 04m	70%	58%
American Details →	LGA 17:59 → BOS 19:23AA 4374 · flown by Republic	1h 00m Boston	BOS 20:23 → MSN 22:10AA 4692 · flown by Republic	5h 11m	73%	41%
American Details →	LGA 14:11 → ORD 16:00AA 1705	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 17:00 → MSN 18:12AA 3717 · flown by Envoy	5h 01m	66%	40%

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 05m · leaves 06:00 8%

DTW · 1h 01m · leaves 09:25 10%

CLT · 1h 11m · leaves 07:55 12%

Afternoon and evening

BOS · 1h 00m · leaves 17:59 27%

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 14:11 34%

DEN · 59m · leaves 16:59 41%

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