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 3% of the time at 8 am and 42% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	DCA	2h 27m	77%	1.9%	1,715	Flying now
American	MSP	DCA	2h 38m	72%	5.0%	902	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Washington on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Washington 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 45m Chicago	MDW 08:15 → DCA 11:10WN 2569	5h 10m	100%	91%
United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	2h 37m Denver	DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789	8h 14m	98%	89%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	1h 18m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → DCA 11:34DL 2476	4h 30m	98%	82%
American Details →	MSP 06:00 → MIA 10:50AA 1870	1h 09m Miami	MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606	7h 44m	96%	82%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	2h 16m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DCA 13:04UA 1381	6h 04m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 12m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	6h 22m	98%	77%
American Details →	MSP 06:19 → CLT 10:00AA 894	1h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	5h 39m	94%	73%
American Details →	MSP 06:02 → DFW 08:40AA 2150	1h 16m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:56 → DCA 13:59AA 1624	6h 56m	91%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSP 17:47 → CLT 21:29AA 2151	59m Charlotte	CLT 22:28 → DCA 23:53AA 1269	5h 07m	62%	37%
Delta Details →	MSP 15:15 → BOS 19:11DL 2591	54m Boston	BOS 20:05 → DCA 22:03DL 5666 · flown by Republic	5h 43m	63%	34%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	1h 02m Chicago	ORD 18:00 → DCA 21:10UA 1369	4h 54m	58%	28%

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

DTW · 1h 18m · leaves 06:04 2%

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 3%

MIA · 1h 09m · leaves 06:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

BOS · 54m · leaves 15:15 37%

CLT · 59m · leaves 17:47 38%

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 15:16 42%

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 789 DEN 09:30 → DCA Connection details →	2h 35m	8h 09m	100%	91%
United UA 307 MSP 06:00 → ORD American AA 4809 ORD 10:45 → DCA Connection details →	3h 01m	6h 59m	98%	76%
Delta DL 1730 MSP 06:00 → MCO American AA 2104 MCO 12:13 → DCA Connection details →	2h 01m	7h 31m	96%	72%

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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