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 3% of the time at 8 am and 42% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	LGA	2h 45m	79%	3.1%	1,961	Flying now
American	MSP	LGA	2h 57m	89%few flights	2.6%	39	Not 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.


Southwest Details →	MSP 05:00 → MDW 06:30WN 2520	1h 35m Chicago	MDW 08:05 → LGA 11:20WN 2038	5h 20m	100%	96%
United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	1h 10m Denver	DEN 08:03 → LGA 13:57UA 1442	7h 12m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 42m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	7h 24m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	1h 18m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → LGA 11:50DL 2589	4h 46m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:29 → PIT 10:33DL 845	2h 27m Pittsburgh	PIT 13:00 → LGA 14:36DL 5694 · flown by Republic	6h 08m	99%	79%
American Details →	MSP 06:19 → CLT 10:00AA 894	3h 07m Charlotte	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	7h 46m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:05 → CMH 10:03DL 2772	57m Columbus	CMH 11:00 → LGA 12:48DL 5686 · flown by Republic	4h 44m	95%	79%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:55 → BOS 10:45DL 2649	2h 15m Boston	BOS 13:00 → LGA 14:28DL 5748 · flown by Republic	6h 33m	99%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSP 13:28 → TYS 16:45DL 5335 · flown by Endeavor	50m Knoxville	TYS 17:35 → LGA 19:44DL 5455 · flown by Endeavor	5h 16m	60%	40%
American Details →	MSP 10:34 → DFW 13:05AA 2152	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 13:54 → LGA 18:28AA 1535	6h 54m	69%	37%
Delta Details →	MSP 15:15 → BOS 19:11DL 2591	49m Boston	BOS 20:00 → LGA 21:29DL 5849 · flown by Republic	5h 14m	60%	26%

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

DTW · 1h 18m · leaves 06:04 2%

DEN · 1h 10m · leaves 05:45 2%

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 3%

Afternoon and evening

TYS · 50m · leaves 13:28 40%

BOS · 49m · leaves 15:15 40%

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 15:16 42%

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 2446 DEN 09:49 → LGA Connection details →	2h 54m	8h 56m	100%	82%
Delta DL 1766 MSP 07:00 → PWM American AA 2931 PWM 13:25 → LGA Connection details →	2h 42m	7h 00m	99%	79%
Delta DL 1827 MSP 06:55 → CLT American AA 2036 CLT 13:07 → LGA Connection details →	2h 45m	7h 10m	98%	79%

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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