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 90-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 10 am and 1 time in 4 at 5 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	JAX	3h 01m	85%	0.6%	347	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Jacksonville on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Jacksonville 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	3h 12m Denver	DEN 10:05 → JAX 15:39UA 1451	8h 54m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 10:48 → JAX 12:00DL 2923	5h 40m	98%	82%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:00 → MDW 06:30WN 2520	2h 10m Chicago	MDW 08:40 → JAX 12:00WN 4499	6h 00m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → ATL 10:26DL 1039	3h 31m Atlanta	ATL 13:57 → JAX 15:07DL 2990	7h 08m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43DL 1433	3h 20m Detroit	DTW 15:03 → JAX 17:27DL 2994	7h 27m	99%	78%
United Details →	MSP 13:36 → DEN 14:48UA 1305	1h 19m Denver	DEN 16:07 → JAX 21:40UA 1485	7h 04m	94%	78%
United Details →	MSP 12:05 → IAH 15:00UA 1795	3h 15m Houston	IAH 18:15 → JAX 21:41UA 4035 · flown by Mesa	8h 36m	100%	78%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	2h 58m Chicago	ORD 10:42 → JAX 14:27UA 2427	7h 27m	99%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSP 17:47 → CLT 21:29AA 2151	1h 04m Charlotte	CLT 22:33 → JAX 23:59AA 2713	5h 12m	67%	45%
Delta Details →	MSP 15:30 → LGA 19:18DL 2732	57m New York	LGA 20:15 → JAX 23:11DL 5791 · flown by Republic	6h 38m	71%	42%
Southwest Details →	MSP 16:00 → BNA 18:00WN 2962	1h 00m Nashville	BNA 19:00 → JAX 21:35WN 4624	4h 35m	32%	14%

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 · 55m · leaves 07:05 11%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 57m · leaves 15:30 29%

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 17:47 33%

BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 16:00 68%

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 1451 DEN 10:05 → JAX Connection details →	3h 10m	8h 49m	100%	85%
Delta DL 2656 MSP 07:05 → IAH United UA 4048 IAH 12:10 → JAX Connection details →	2h 08m	7h 32m	93%	77%
Delta DL 2864 MSP 07:10 → EWR United UA 2678 EWR 13:01 → JAX Connection details →	2h 12m	7h 32m	94%	74%

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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