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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 86% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	AVL	2h 26m	87%	0.0%	112	Flying now
Allegiant	MSP	AVL	–	67%few flights	0.0%	3	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	1h 17m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → AVL 11:10DL 573	4h 50m	95%	87%
American Details →	MSP 06:19 → CLT 10:00AA 894	3h 13m Charlotte	CLT 13:13 → AVL 14:19AA 6112 · flown by Piedmont	7h 00m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → ATL 10:26DL 1039	1h 50m Atlanta	ATL 12:16 → AVL 13:14DL 1182	5h 12m	98%	82%
United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	2h 47m Denver	DEN 09:40 → AVL 14:39UA 1464	7h 54m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:28 → ATL 11:54DL 1052	1h 51m Atlanta	ATL 13:45 → AVL 14:41DL 3099	5h 13m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	MSP 16:09 → ATL 19:46DL 1028	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 22:46 → AVL 23:46DL 3116	6h 37m	98%	79%
United Details →	MSP 09:47 → ORD 11:29UA 1929	2h 26m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → AVL 16:58UA 5573 · flown by SkyWest	6h 11m	95%	77%
Delta Details →	MSP 12:45 → ATL 16:16DL 1048	3h 21m Atlanta	ATL 19:37 → AVL 20:41DL 3071	6h 56m	98%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSP 12:45 → ATL 16:16DL 1048	46m Atlanta	ATL 17:02 → AVL 18:10DL 5121 · flown by Endeavor	4h 26m	67%	33%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	47m Chicago	ORD 17:45 → AVL 20:50UA 5663 · flown by SkyWest	4h 34m	29%	16%

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 · 1h 17m · leaves 05:20 5%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 02m · leaves 13:39 15%

ATL · 46m · leaves 12:45 33%

ORD · 47m · leaves 15:16 71%

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 1827 MSP 06:55 → CLT American AA 6112 CLT 13:13 → AVL Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 24m	98%	86%
Delta DL 2971 MSP 14:47 → DFW American AA 4260 DFW 19:30 → AVL Connection details →	2h 14m	7h 09m	89%	72%
Delta DL 2719 MSP 07:05 → LGA American AA 4342 LGA 13:14 → AVL Connection details →	2h 30m	7h 20m	96%	71%

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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