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 1 time in 10 at 9 am and almost half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	SAT	2h 56m	77%	1.0%	893	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach San Antonio on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 05:50 → DEN 06:55WN 1525	2h 40m Denver	DEN 09:35 → SAT 12:43UA 2625	6h 53m	100%	92%
United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	3h 23m Denver	DEN 13:44 → SAT 16:55UA 1022	7h 50m	100%	89%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:10 → SLC 10:04DL 2628	3h 21m Salt Lake City	SLC 13:25 → SAT 17:13DL 2680	9h 03m	100%	85%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 11:32 → PHX 12:46DL 2274	3h 19m Phoenix	PHX 16:05 → SAT 20:15WN 1230	8h 43m	96%	83%
Southwest + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 11:35 → DEN 12:35WN 4346	3h 05m Denver	DEN 15:40 → SAT 18:56F9 2356	7h 21m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	3h 27m Atlanta	ATL 12:15 → SAT 13:38DL 1408	8h 21m	99%	82%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	1h 41m Chicago	ORD 09:25 → SAT 12:29UA 490	6h 29m	97%	81%
Delta + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 11:10 → LAS 12:26DL 2238	2h 58m Las Vegas	LAS 15:24 → SAT 20:14F9 3418	9h 05m	97%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSP 13:08 → PHL 16:50AA 5658 · flown by PSA	55m Philadelphia	PHL 17:45 → SAT 20:46AA 3301	7h 38m	69%	37%
American Details →	MSP 19:15 → DFW 21:50AA 2148	1h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:50 → SAT 23:58AA 1599	4h 43m	56%	20%
Southwest Details →	MSP 19:08 → MDW 20:38WN 4115	47m Chicago	MDW 21:25 → SAT 00:20 +1WN 3229	4h 57m	46%	20%

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

ATL · 54m · leaves 05:20 9%

PHL · 54m · leaves 05:54 13%

LAX · 54m · leaves 07:06 19%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 58m · leaves 17:13 45%

DEN · 54m · leaves 18:23 47%

MDW · 47m · leaves 19:08 54%

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