Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s MSN → PHL flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	MSN	PHL	2h 17m	82%	4.9%	688	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MSN 07:00 → DTW 09:22DL 3665 · flown by SkyWest	48m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → PHL 11:46DL 2331	3h 49m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	MSN 06:00 → MSP 07:09DL 1274	4h 00m Minneapolis	MSP 11:09 → PHL 14:43DL 2679	7h 42m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	MSN 05:48 → ATL 09:00DL 1160	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	6h 38m	96%	79%
United Details →	MSN 05:00 → ORD 06:17UA 4707 · flown by SkyWest	58m Chicago	ORD 07:15 → PHL 10:30UA 2038	4h 30m	90%	78%
American Details →	MSN 05:00 → ORD 06:15AA 4322 · flown by Envoy	2h 14m Chicago	ORD 08:29 → PHL 11:41AA 471	5h 41m	96%	77%
United Details →	MSN 06:41 → ORD 07:54UA 5902 · flown by SkyWest	3h 39m Chicago	ORD 11:33 → PHL 14:47UA 2182	7h 06m	100%	76%
American Details →	MSN 07:20 → BOS 10:53AA 4687 · flown by Republic	1h 45m Boston	BOS 12:38 → PHL 14:16AA 3043	5h 56m	95%	75%
American Details →	MSN 07:00 → CLT 10:16AA 1002	2h 46m Charlotte	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	6h 50m	99%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSN 18:13 → MSP 19:30DL 5480 · flown by Endeavor	55m Minneapolis	MSP 20:25 → PHL 23:56DL 2703	4h 44m	61%	46%
United Details →	MSN 12:30 → ORD 13:42UA 5447 · flown by SkyWest	48m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → PHL 17:52UA 2430	4h 22m	59%	40%
United Details →	MSN 15:46 → ORD 17:01UA 5262 · flown by SkyWest	58m Chicago	ORD 17:59 → PHL 21:19UA 1776	4h 33m	42%	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

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 09:13 4%

MSP · 54m · leaves 08:52 23%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 09m · leaves 15:18 22%

BOS · 1h 20m · leaves 15:46 23%

MSP · 55m · leaves 18:13 39%

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.


Delta DL 1160 MSN 05:48 → ATL American AA 4338 ATL 12:25 → PHL Connection details →	3h 25m	7h 48m	96%	89%
American AA 4688 MSN 06:34 → ORD United UA 2182 ORD 11:33 → PHL Connection details →	3h 33m	7h 13m	95%	75%
American AA 3702 MSN 05:00 → ORD United UA 2752 ORD 09:06 → PHL Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 25m	100%	73%

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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