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 3% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 3 at 10 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LGA	MSP	3h 16m	82%	3.0%	1,965	Flying now
American	LGA	MSP	3h 06m	92%few flights	2.6%	39	Not 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 New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	LGA 06:30 → ORD 08:14AA 462	3h 31m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	7h 57m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:30 → STL 08:08DL 4939 · flown by Endeavor	3h 10m St Louis	STL 11:18 → MSP 12:55DL 3188	7h 25m	99%	87%
Delta Details →	LGA 08:50 → PWM 10:22DL 5361 · flown by Endeavor	1h 26m Portland	PWM 11:48 → MSP 13:50DL 1766	6h 00m	95%	85%
American Details →	LGA 07:23 → ORD 09:09AA 392	2h 38m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	7h 09m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	LGA 07:05 → MCO 09:46DL 1164	1h 31m Orlando	MCO 11:17 → MSP 13:46DL 1730	7h 41m	100%	84%
American Details →	LGA 06:00 → CLT 07:58AA 3084	3h 17m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 54m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 550	1h 40m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 30m	97%	83%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:59 → ATL 09:20DL 342	3h 01m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	7h 58m	99%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	LGA 17:00 → DTW 19:15DL 999	50m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → MSP 21:00DL 1303	5h 00m	63%	40%
United Details →	LGA 16:25 → ORD 18:17UA 1156	1h 40m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	6h 16m	74%	39%
American Details →	LGA 15:00 → DFW 18:05AA 1043	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → MSP 21:20AA 2806	7h 21m	53%	27%

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 06m · leaves 06:05 3%

DCA · 1h 17m · leaves 07:43 4%

IAD · 1h 19m · leaves 06:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 50m · leaves 17:00 37%

DFW · 46m · leaves 15:00 47%

DEN · 49m · leaves 15:20 50%

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 2389 LGA 06:10 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	3h 56m	8h 17m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 2464 LGA 06:00 → MDW Delta DL 5469 MDW 09:54 → MSP Connection details →	2h 34m	6h 35m	97%	86%
American AA 4508 LGA 07:00 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	2h 26m	6h 55m	96%	86%

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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