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 1 time in 10 at 11 am and almost half the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	IND	1h 44m	81%	0.7%	1,356	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43DL 1433	2h 17m Detroit	DTW 14:00 → IND 15:19DL 5846 · flown by Republic	5h 19m	98%	88%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:25 → BWI 08:50WN 3658	1h 55m Baltimore	BWI 10:45 → IND 12:30WN 960	6h 05m	100%	86%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:50 → DEN 06:55WN 1525	1h 45m Denver	DEN 08:40 → IND 13:00WN 1552	6h 10m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 17m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → IND 12:40DL 3013	6h 20m	98%	86%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:00 → MDW 06:30WN 2520	3h 35m Chicago	MDW 10:05 → IND 12:08WN 3877	6h 07m	100%	84%
American Details →	MSP 06:28 → ORD 08:20AA 4803 · flown by Republic	1h 10m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → IND 11:40AA 843	4h 12m	92%	82%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → ATL 10:26DL 1039	3h 22m Atlanta	ATL 13:48 → IND 15:20DL 3134	7h 20m	99%	81%
Southwest Details →	MSP 07:05 → BNA 09:10WN 1528	55m Nashville	BNA 10:05 → IND 12:20WN 537	4h 15m	89%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSP 12:46 → BOS 16:45DL 2558	1h 00m Boston	BOS 17:45 → IND 20:34DL 5616 · flown by Republic	6h 48m	70%	52%
United Details →	MSP 11:32 → ORD 13:15UA 576	57m Chicago	ORD 14:12 → IND 16:30UA 587	3h 58m	68%	48%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	57m Chicago	ORD 17:55 → IND 20:13UA 3455 · flown by Republic	3h 57m	50%	35%

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 10m · leaves 06:28 7%

PHL · 1h 09m · leaves 05:54 9%

BNA · 55m · leaves 07:05 11%

Afternoon and evening

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 18:00 43%

ORD · 57m · leaves 15:16 50%

MDW · 47m · leaves 19:08 54%

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 567 MSP 07:34 → ORD American AA 3596 ORD 12:49 → IND Connection details →	3h 31m	6h 29m	100%	84%
United UA 2041 MSP 05:45 → DEN Southwest WN 1552 DEN 08:40 → IND Connection details →	1h 47m	6h 15m	97%	83%
United UA 307 MSP 06:00 → ORD American AA 843 ORD 09:30 → IND Connection details →	1h 46m	4h 40m	93%	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