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 6% of the time at 9 am and 30% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MKE	MSP	1h 26m	82%	1.1%	1,708	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.


Southwest Details →	MKE 05:15 → DEN 06:50WN 2942	1h 00m Denver	DEN 07:50 → MSP 10:55WN 3420	5h 40m	98%	95%
Southwest Details →	MKE 05:45 → MDW 06:35WN 3178	1h 05m Chicago	MDW 07:40 → MSP 09:10WN 1243	3h 25m	98%	94%
American Details →	MKE 05:02 → ORD 06:14AA 6358 · flown by SkyWest	2h 08m Chicago	ORD 08:22 → MSP 10:06AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	5h 06m	96%	84%
American Details →	MKE 07:40 → ORD 09:02AA 6213 · flown by SkyWest	2h 43m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	5h 47m	94%	83%
Delta Details →	MKE 05:40 → ATL 08:42DL 1221	1h 13m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	5h 50m	94%	83%
Delta Details →	MKE 06:50 → ATL 10:00DL 1236	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	7h 07m	97%	82%
United Details →	MKE 05:00 → ORD 05:59UA 5799 · flown by SkyWest	2h 51m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	5h 36m	95%	81%
Delta Details →	MKE 10:11 → ATL 13:14DL 2999	1h 17m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	5h 58m	97%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MKE 18:40 → ATL 21:52DL 1206	48m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → MSP 00:17 +1DL 1310	5h 37m	62%	47%
Delta Details →	MKE 13:22 → DTW 15:37DL 5476 · flown by Endeavor	48m Detroit	DTW 16:25 → MSP 17:20DL 2203	3h 58m	58%	44%
United Details →	MKE 17:29 → ORD 18:40UA 5648 · flown by SkyWest	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	4h 12m	70%	37%

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

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 05:15 2%

MDW · 1h 05m · leaves 05:45 2%

ORD · 1h 20m · leaves 06:20 5%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 09m · leaves 17:46 35%

ATL · 48m · leaves 18:40 38%

DTW · 48m · leaves 13:22 42%

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.


Southwest WN 3178 MKE 05:45 → MDW Delta DL 5469 MDW 09:54 → MSP Connection details →	3h 19m	5h 50m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 2942 MKE 05:15 → DEN United UA 397 DEN 09:40 → MSP Connection details →	2h 50m	7h 25m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 1702 MKE 11:40 → MCI Delta DL 1613 MCI 16:04 → MSP Connection details →	2h 54m	6h 00m	100%	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