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 → CID flights land within a few points of 72% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	CID	1h 13m	72%	1.6%	1,056	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	3h 34m Denver	DEN 13:55 → CID 17:01UA 5677 · flown by SkyWest	7h 56m	100%	84%
American Details →	MSP 06:28 → ORD 08:20AA 4803 · flown by Republic	1h 40m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → CID 11:19AA 3455 · flown by Envoy	4h 51m	95%	84%
United Details →	MSP 07:34 → ORD 09:18UA 567	3h 22m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → CID 13:58UA 4647 · flown by SkyWest	6h 24m	100%	78%
American Details →	MSP 10:34 → DFW 13:05AA 2152	2h 23m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:28 → CID 17:33AA 3461 · flown by Envoy	6h 59m	96%	77%
United Details →	MSP 13:36 → DEN 14:48UA 1305	2h 49m Denver	DEN 17:37 → CID 20:39UA 2324	7h 03m	99%	74%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	56m Chicago	ORD 08:40 → CID 10:09UA 4611 · flown by GoJet	4h 09m	88%	70%
American Details →	MSP 15:11 → DFW 17:50AA 2145	2h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:55 → CID 22:05AA 4291 · flown by Envoy	6h 53m	92%	67%
American Details →	MSP 13:57 → ORD 15:42AA 3432 · flown by Envoy	1h 08m Chicago	ORD 16:50 → CID 18:11AA 3458 · flown by Envoy	4h 14m	85%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSP 18:23 → DEN 19:45UA 467	50m Denver	DEN 20:35 → CID 23:44UA 4773 · flown by SkyWest	5h 21m	48%	30%
United Details →	MSP 18:41 → ORD 20:30UA 5390 · flown by SkyWest	50m Chicago	ORD 21:20 → CID 22:42UA 1923	4h 01m	44%	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

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 09:47 11%

DFW · 54m · leaves 06:02 17%

DEN · 59m · leaves 09:05 17%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 13:57 15%

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 16:09 16%

DEN · 50m · leaves 18:23 52%

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 307 MSP 06:00 → ORD American AA 3455 ORD 10:00 → CID Connection details →	2h 16m	5h 19m	97%	86%
Southwest WN 2965 MSP 10:45 → DEN United UA 5677 DEN 13:55 → CID Connection details →	2h 10m	6h 16m	97%	82%
Delta DL 1675 MSP 07:00 → DEN United UA 476 DEN 11:20 → CID Connection details →	3h 14m	7h 15m	100%	82%

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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