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 6% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 3 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	LAX	3h 56m	83%	0.9%	2,133	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Minneapolis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	MSP 18:13 → SLC 20:07DL 2607	2h 38m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:45 → LAX 23:46DL 2014	7h 33m	98%	95%
United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	3h 09m Denver	DEN 10:02 → LAX 11:34UA 405	7h 49m	100%	91%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:50 → DEN 06:55WN 1525	2h 40m Denver	DEN 09:35 → LAX 11:05WN 1569	7h 15m	100%	91%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 42m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LAX 13:05DL 326	9h 48m	99%	91%
Delta Details →	MSP 10:05 → SJC 12:05DL 2383	2h 54m San Jose	SJC 14:59 → LAX 16:27DL 3842 · flown by SkyWest	8h 22m	100%	91%
Delta Details →	MSP 10:23 → SMF 12:11DL 1701	2h 04m Sacramento	SMF 14:15 → LAX 15:52DL 3812 · flown by SkyWest	7h 29m	99%	90%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:00 → PDX 10:40DL 2415	2h 45m Portland	PDX 13:25 → LAX 15:51DL 2766	8h 51m	99%	88%
United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	3h 05m Denver	DEN 13:26 → LAX 14:57UA 774	7h 52m	99%	88%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSP 14:25 → SLC 16:16DL 2658	54m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:10 → LAX 18:10DL 1161	5h 45m	73%	62%
Delta Details →	MSP 14:20 → RDU 17:54DL 2699	46m Raleigh/Durham	RDU 18:40 → LAX 20:50DL 508	8h 30m	65%	43%
Southwest Details →	MSP 19:00 → DEN 20:10WN 3063	55m Denver	DEN 21:05 → LAX 22:40WN 3110	5h 35m	21%	8%

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

SEA · 1h 15m · leaves 07:00 2%

DEN · 1h 07m · leaves 05:45 3%

LAS · 1h 19m · leaves 07:05 4%

Afternoon and evening

RDU · 46m · leaves 14:20 35%

MDW · 47m · leaves 19:08 54%

DEN · 55m · leaves 19:00 79%

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.


American AA 2146 MSP 14:47 → PHX United UA 4722 PHX 18:54 → LAX Connection details →	2h 44m	7h 44m	100%	94%
Delta DL 5142 MSP 09:05 → OKC American AA 6272 OKC 14:22 → LAX Connection details →	3h 06m	8h 34m	95%	92%
Delta DL 2651 MSP 12:29 → SLC United UA 5456 SLC 16:42 → LAX Connection details →	2h 20m	7h 24m	95%	91%

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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