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 80-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 4 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	MSP	CLT	2h 40m	82%	1.7%	1,264	Flying now
Delta	MSP	CLT	2h 32m	81%	1.2%	1,203	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	MSP 05:00 → MDW 06:30WN 2520	1h 20m Chicago	MDW 07:50 → CLT 10:55WN 2749	4h 55m	100%	96%
United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	2h 57m Denver	DEN 09:50 → CLT 15:12UA 1633	8h 27m	99%	89%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	2h 42m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	6h 50m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43DL 1433	2h 22m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → CLT 15:58DL 1429	5h 58m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	3h 32m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	7h 15m	99%	82%
Southwest Details →	MSP 07:05 → BNA 09:10WN 1528	1h 00m Nashville	BNA 10:10 → CLT 12:35WN 477	4h 30m	93%	82%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	1h 50m Detroit	DTW 10:37 → CLT 12:26DL 2684	5h 22m	99%	80%
American Details →	MSP 07:41 → PHX 09:00AA 3143	1h 06m Phoenix	PHX 10:06 → CLT 17:30AA 1678	8h 49m	89%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSP 15:11 → DFW 17:50AA 2145	1h 04m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:54 → CLT 22:38AA 1229	6h 27m	63%	33%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 18:15 → CLT 21:29UA 1748	5h 13m	74%	31%
Southwest Details →	MSP 16:15 → MDW 17:45WN 2971	1h 05m Chicago	MDW 18:50 → CLT 21:48WN 4194	4h 33m	43%	18%

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

BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 07:05 7%

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 06:28 7%

DFW · 1h 19m · leaves 08:01 9%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 54m · leaves 16:09 24%

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 15:16 26%

MDW · 1h 05m · leaves 16:15 57%

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.


Southwest WN 1525 MSP 05:50 → DEN United UA 1633 DEN 09:50 → CLT Connection details →	2h 55m	8h 22m	100%	90%
Delta DL 1730 MSP 06:00 → MCO American AA 2074 MCO 12:48 → CLT Connection details →	2h 36m	7h 45m	99%	87%
Delta DL 4867 MSP 06:55 → MCI American AA 2052 MCI 12:15 → CLT Connection details →	3h 42m	7h 48m	98%	86%

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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