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 9 am and almost half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	BNA	2h 06m	84%	1.8%	1,226	Flying now
Southwest	MSP	BNA	2h 00m	79%	1.1%	531	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Nashville 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 → BNA 11:42UA 605	5h 57m	97%	89%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	3h 38m Detroit	DTW 12:25 → BNA 13:06DL 1557	7h 02m	100%	86%
United Details →	MSP 07:34 → ORD 09:18UA 567	3h 11m Chicago	ORD 12:29 → BNA 14:14UA 3634 · flown by Republic	6h 40m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 33m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → BNA 11:33DL 2867	6h 13m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:25 → BWI 08:50WN 3658	55m Baltimore	BWI 09:45 → BNA 10:35WN 487	5h 10m	96%	81%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	2h 53m Chicago	ORD 10:37 → BNA 12:29UA 2414	6h 29m	99%	79%
Southwest Details →	MSP 07:45 → STL 09:15WN 2973	2h 10m St Louis	STL 11:25 → BNA 12:35WN 1110	4h 50m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → ATL 10:26DL 1039	3h 25m Atlanta	ATL 13:51 → BNA 14:00DL 3159	7h 00m	99%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	MSP 19:08 → MDW 20:38WN 4115	1h 02m Chicago	MDW 21:40 → BNA 23:05WN 4091	4h 02m	70%	40%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 17:58 → BNA 19:44UA 2784	4h 28m	55%	33%
United Details →	MSP 17:13 → ORD 19:00UA 658	57m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → BNA 21:45UA 2063	4h 32m	54%	25%

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%

CLT · 1h 20m · leaves 06:19 6%

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 05:20 7%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 46m · leaves 13:08 39%

ORD · 57m · leaves 17:13 46%

MDW · 55m · leaves 16:15 68%

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 1544 MSP 07:00 → ORD United UA 3634 ORD 12:29 → BNA Connection details →	3h 54m	7h 14m	99%	87%
Delta DL 1461 MSP 06:04 → DTW Southwest WN 1775 DTW 10:45 → BNA Connection details →	1h 58m	5h 16m	97%	80%
Delta DL 3699 MSP 07:17 → IAD United UA 213 IAD 12:50 → BNA Connection details →	1h 58m	6h 32m	91%	79%

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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