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 7% of the time at 8 am and 7 times in 10 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	MKE	1h 21m	82%	1.1%	1,708	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Milwaukee on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MSP 05:00 → MDW 06:30WN 2520	3h 45m Chicago	MDW 10:15 → MKE 11:00WN 1702	6h 00m	100%	90%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:25 → BWI 08:50WN 3658	1h 55m Baltimore	BWI 10:45 → MKE 11:50WN 1011	6h 25m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → ATL 10:26DL 1039	2h 27m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → MKE 13:50DL 1246	6h 50m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 02m Atlanta	ATL 10:50 → MKE 11:51DL 1151	6h 31m	98%	85%
Southwest Details →	MSP 13:50 → DEN 14:55WN 2967	1h 25m Denver	DEN 16:20 → MKE 19:45WN 1629	5h 55m	92%	85%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:28 → ATL 11:54DL 1052	2h 11m Atlanta	ATL 14:05 → MKE 15:07DL 2152	6h 39m	99%	80%
United Details →	MSP 11:32 → ORD 13:15UA 576	2h 21m Chicago	ORD 15:36 → MKE 16:42UA 5345 · flown by SkyWest	5h 10m	95%	76%
Delta Details →	MSP 17:15 → ATL 20:56DL 1036	1h 59m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → MKE 23:56DL 1268	6h 44m	96%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	MSP 18:00 → BWI 21:25WN 2963	1h 05m Baltimore	BWI 22:30 → MKE 23:40WN 1015	5h 35m	60%	32%
United Details →	MSP 18:41 → ORD 20:30UA 5390 · flown by SkyWest	50m Chicago	ORD 21:20 → MKE 22:29UA 5362 · flown by SkyWest	3h 48m	44%	27%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	47m Chicago	ORD 17:45 → MKE 18:48UA 5555 · flown by SkyWest	3h 32m	29%	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

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 06:00 7%

ATL · 59m · leaves 08:28 11%

DCA · 1h 01m · leaves 06:30 13%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 01m · leaves 16:15 20%

BWI · 1h 05m · leaves 18:00 40%

ORD · 47m · leaves 15:16 71%

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.


Delta DL 1675 MSP 07:00 → DEN Southwest WN 1626 DEN 10:15 → MKE Connection details →	2h 09m	6h 40m	96%	91%
Southwest WN 4071 MSP 05:58 → DEN United UA 1836 DEN 09:57 → MKE Connection details →	2h 55m	7h 27m	97%	84%
American AA 4162 MSP 10:31 → ORD United UA 5345 ORD 15:36 → MKE Connection details →	3h 20m	6h 11m	98%	80%

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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