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

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	FCA	2h 58m	81%	0.4%	466	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MSP 12:29 → SLC 14:22DL 2651	1h 19m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:41 → FCA 17:30DL 3798 · flown by SkyWest	6h 01m	94%	84%
United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	47m Denver	DEN 07:40 → FCA 10:01UA 5476 · flown by SkyWest	5h 16m	88%	81%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 07:00 → DEN 08:06DL 1675	3h 09m Denver	DEN 11:15 → FCA 13:30UA 1547	7h 30m	100%	80%
United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	3h 32m Denver	DEN 13:53 → FCA 16:11UA 2246	8h 06m	100%	77%
Delta + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 09:05 → SEA 10:59DL 868	2h 34m Seattle	SEA 13:33 → FCA 15:54AS 2105 · flown by Horizon	7h 49m	96%	76%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 14:27 → DEN 15:38DL 1025	3h 52m Denver	DEN 19:30 → FCA 21:47UA 696	8h 20m	99%	76%
Alaska Details →	MSP 16:57 → SEA 18:52AS 510	2h 43m Seattle	SEA 21:35 → FCA 23:59AS 2121 · flown by Horizon	8h 02m	96%	75%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:10 → SLC 10:04DL 2628	46m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:50 → FCA 12:47DL 3804 · flown by SkyWest	5h 37m	78%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSP 16:51 → DEN 18:17UA 2272	1h 13m Denver	DEN 19:30 → FCA 21:47UA 696	5h 56m	73%	57%

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 · 47m · leaves 05:45 12%

ORD · 56m · leaves 06:00 12%

SLC · 46m · leaves 08:10 22%

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 1h 03m · leaves 18:13 18%

DEN · 1h 13m · leaves 16:51 27%

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