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 7% of the time at 12 pm and almost half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	AUS	2h 56m	80%	0.7%	1,341	Flying now
Southwest	MSP	AUS	2h 45m	80%	0.6%	335	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	1h 07m Denver	DEN 08:00 → AUS 11:15UA 456	5h 30m	97%	93%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:55 → MCI 08:33DL 4867 · flown by Endeavor	1h 29m Kansas City	MCI 10:02 → AUS 12:11DL 3650 · flown by SkyWest	5h 16m	96%	89%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:50 → DEN 06:55WN 1525	3h 05m Denver	DEN 10:00 → AUS 13:20WN 2263	7h 30m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 17m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → AUS 12:25DL 2011	7h 06m	98%	85%
Southwest Details →	MSP 07:05 → BNA 09:10WN 1528	2h 20m Nashville	BNA 11:30 → AUS 13:40WN 450	6h 35m	100%	83%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:00 → MDW 06:30WN 2520	3h 18m Chicago	MDW 09:48 → AUS 12:22WN 2727	7h 23m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → ATL 10:26DL 1039	1h 50m Atlanta	ATL 12:16 → AUS 13:39DL 2104	6h 39m	98%	82%
United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	3h 23m Denver	DEN 13:44 → AUS 16:58UA 2270	7h 53m	100%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSP 13:10 → LAX 15:07DL 1651	48m Los Angeles	LAX 15:55 → AUS 20:58DL 622	7h 45m	65%	50%
American Details →	MSP 13:08 → PHL 16:50AA 5658 · flown by PSA	49m Philadelphia	PHL 17:39 → AUS 20:30AA 1314	7h 22m	64%	39%
American Details →	MSP 19:15 → DFW 21:50AA 2148	1h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:50 → AUS 23:51AA 1588	4h 38m	56%	29%

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 07m · leaves 05:45 3%

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 06:00 3%

TPA · 1h 13m · leaves 07:20 7%

Afternoon and evening

MCO · 48m · leaves 12:45 41%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 19:15 44%

ORD · 58m · leaves 17:13 45%

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.


United UA 2041 MSP 05:45 → DEN Southwest WN 2263 DEN 10:00 → AUS Connection details →	3h 07m	7h 35m	98%	86%
Southwest WN 1525 MSP 05:50 → DEN Delta DL 3876 DEN 09:35 → AUS Connection details →	2h 40m	6h 59m	100%	84%
Delta DL 2849 MSP 08:55 → DEN United UA 2270 DEN 13:44 → AUS Connection details →	3h 39m	8h 03m	99%	81%

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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