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

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	BDL	2h 38m	81%	2.2%	833	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	MSP 05:00 → MDW 06:30WN 2520	1h 15m Chicago	MDW 07:45 → BDL 10:55WN 2731	4h 55m	100%	98%
Delta + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 06:00 → MCO 10:12DL 1730	2h 33m Orlando	MCO 12:45 → BDL 15:40B6 2938	8h 40m	99%	91%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 05:50 → DEN 06:55WN 1525	2h 50m Denver	DEN 09:45 → BDL 15:37UA 2643	8h 47m	100%	87%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:25 → BWI 08:50WN 3658	1h 55m Baltimore	BWI 10:45 → BDL 12:05WN 427	5h 40m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	1h 44m Detroit	DTW 10:31 → BDL 12:15DL 2163	5h 11m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43DL 1433	2h 44m Detroit	DTW 14:27 → BDL 16:13DL 2814	6h 13m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	1h 37m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → BDL 12:45DL 1082	6h 24m	97%	82%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 07:17 → IAD 10:52DL 3699 · flown by SkyWest	1h 48m Dulles	IAD 12:40 → BDL 14:06UA 632	5h 49m	89%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSP 13:08 → PHL 16:50AA 5658 · flown by PSA	55m Philadelphia	PHL 17:45 → BDL 19:06AA 5857 · flown by Piedmont	4h 58m	69%	39%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	1h 12m Chicago	ORD 18:10 → BDL 21:33UA 516	5h 17m	71%	35%
American Details →	MSP 17:46 → DCA 21:27AA 5416 · flown by PSA	1h 05m Washington	DCA 22:32 → BDL 23:59AA 5028 · flown by PSA	5h 13m	39%	13%

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.

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 48m · leaves 16:09 28%

ORD · 1h 12m · leaves 15:16 29%

PHL · 55m · leaves 13:08 31%

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