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 9 am and almost half the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	JFK	2h 58m	80%	3.6%	1,095	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MSP 20:20 → SLC 22:15DL 1051	1h 44m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:59 → JFK 06:23 +1DL 705	9h 03m	97%	84%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	1h 23m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	4h 55m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	52m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	5h 36m	89%	80%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:55 → MCI 08:33DL 4867 · flown by Endeavor	1h 57m Kansas City	MCI 10:30 → JFK 14:44DL 5262 · flown by Endeavor	6h 49m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:55 → DEN 10:05DL 2849	2h 05m Denver	DEN 12:10 → JFK 18:25DL 532	8h 33m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:14 → CVG 10:02DL 954	1h 33m Hebron	CVG 11:35 → JFK 13:40DL 5096 · flown by Endeavor	5h 26m	94%	77%
American Details →	MSP 06:28 → ORD 08:20AA 4803 · flown by Republic	2h 40m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	7h 10m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → AUS 09:50DL 3950 · flown by SkyWest	1h 24m Austin	AUS 11:14 → JFK 16:12DL 1406	8h 12m	94%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSP 14:25 → SLC 16:16DL 2658	54m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:10 → JFK 23:52DL 697	8h 27m	73%	58%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:24 → PHX 10:46DL 2208	54m Phoenix	PHX 11:40 → JFK 20:01DL 791	9h 31m	73%	55%
Delta Details →	MSP 15:20 → ORD 17:02DL 1306	58m Chicago	ORD 18:00 → JFK 21:40DL 4783 · flown by Endeavor	5h 20m	54%	19%

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 · 1h 03m · leaves 06:55 9%

DFW · 1h 10m · leaves 06:02 9%

ATL · 52m · leaves 05:20 11%

Afternoon and evening

BNA · 52m · leaves 15:29 28%

AUS · 59m · leaves 14:20 31%

ORD · 58m · leaves 15:20 46%

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 3063 MSP 19:00 → DEN Delta DL 758 DEN 23:59 → JFK Connection details →	3h 49m	9h 48m	96%	90%
United UA 307 MSP 06:00 → ORD JetBlue B6 906 ORD 09:40 → JFK Connection details →	1h 56m	5h 59m	95%	78%
Delta DL 1544 MSP 07:00 → ORD American AA 4356 ORD 11:00 → JFK Connection details →	2h 25m	6h 38m	93%	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