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 37% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


United	MSP	IAD	2h 33m	87%	2.3%	392	Flying now
Delta	MSP	IAD	2h 33m	81%	1.0%	893	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dulles on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dulles is 1 h ahead of Minneapolis). 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 → IAD 13:26UA 1101	6h 41m	97%	91%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	3h 23m Chicago	ORD 11:07 → IAD 14:12UA 1869	7h 12m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	3h 29m Atlanta	ATL 12:17 → IAD 14:02DL 2135	7h 42m	99%	83%
United Details →	MSP 11:34 → DEN 12:45UA 2232	1h 08m Denver	DEN 13:53 → IAD 19:22UA 347	6h 48m	95%	83%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43DL 1433	3h 27m Detroit	DTW 15:10 → IAD 16:42DL 1787	6h 42m	99%	82%
United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	2h 05m Denver	DEN 12:26 → IAD 17:58UA 2853	7h 53m	97%	79%
American Details →	MSP 06:19 → CLT 10:00AA 894	1h 05m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → IAD 12:38AA 5220 · flown by PSA	5h 19m	92%	75%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:28 → ATL 11:54DL 1052	3h 05m Atlanta	ATL 14:59 → IAD 16:47DL 1695	7h 19m	99%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	1h 14m Chicago	ORD 18:12 → IAD 21:22UA 2202	5h 06m	72%	39%
American Details →	MSP 13:39 → CLT 17:23AA 2153	47m Charlotte	CLT 18:10 → IAD 19:34AA 1450	5h 01m	74%	37%
American Details →	MSP 17:47 → CLT 21:29AA 2151	1h 16m Charlotte	CLT 22:45 → IAD 00:10 +1AA 1242	5h 23m	75%	29%

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%

ATL · 1h 02m · leaves 05:20 7%

CLT · 1h 05m · leaves 06:19 7%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 47m · leaves 13:39 26%

ORD · 1h 14m · leaves 15:16 28%

DEN · 56m · leaves 16:51 37%

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 4867 MSP 06:55 → MCI United UA 688 MCI 12:30 → IAD Connection details →	3h 57m	8h 08m	98%	87%
American AA 1870 MSP 06:00 → MIA United UA 2435 MIA 13:10 → IAD Connection details →	2h 20m	8h 53m	97%	85%
American AA 4803 MSP 06:28 → ORD United UA 1869 ORD 11:07 → IAD Connection details →	2h 47m	6h 44m	98%	85%

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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