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 5% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	ICT	1h 52m	78%	0.5%	581	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Wichita 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	3h 02m Denver	DEN 09:55 → ICT 12:27UA 5497 · flown by SkyWest	6h 42m	100%	90%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:00 → MDW 06:30WN 2520	3h 30m Chicago	MDW 10:00 → ICT 12:00WN 2104	7h 00m	100%	84%
United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	3h 38m Denver	DEN 13:59 → ICT 16:34UA 5454 · flown by SkyWest	7h 29m	100%	83%
United Details →	MSP 11:34 → DEN 12:45UA 2232	2h 50m Denver	DEN 15:35 → ICT 18:07UA 4782 · flown by SkyWest	6h 33m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	MSP 10:40 → ATL 14:05DL 1046	2h 26m Atlanta	ATL 16:31 → ICT 17:47DL 2128	7h 07m	98%	81%
American Details →	MSP 10:31 → ORD 12:16AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	3h 18m Chicago	ORD 15:34 → ICT 17:46AA 3471 · flown by Envoy	7h 15m	98%	79%
Alaska Details →	MSP 06:03 → SEA 07:58AS 387	1h 07m Seattle	SEA 09:05 → ICT 14:26AS 2117 · flown by Horizon	8h 23m	90%	77%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 11:46 → ICT 12:55DL 1060	7h 35m	99%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSP 18:23 → DEN 19:45UA 467	1h 24m Denver	DEN 21:09 → ICT 23:44UA 4755 · flown by SkyWest	5h 21m	70%	56%
Southwest Details →	MSP 19:08 → MDW 20:38WN 4115	1h 02m Chicago	MDW 21:40 → ICT 23:35WN 4241	4h 27m	70%	37%
United Details →	MSP 18:41 → ORD 20:30UA 5390 · flown by SkyWest	50m Chicago	ORD 21:20 → ICT 23:31UA 2762	4h 50m	44%	24%

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

ATL · 1h 20m · leaves 07:00 5%

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 06:00 5%

DEN · 52m · leaves 05:45 6%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 18:02 20%

ATL · 59m · leaves 16:09 21%

MDW · 1h 02m · leaves 19:08 30%

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 5497 DEN 09:55 → ICT Connection details →	3h 00m	6h 37m	100%	90%
Southwest WN 4346 MSP 11:35 → DEN United UA 4782 DEN 15:35 → ICT Connection details →	3h 00m	6h 32m	100%	84%
Delta DL 2849 MSP 08:55 → DEN United UA 5454 DEN 13:59 → ICT Connection details →	3h 54m	7h 39m	99%	83%

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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