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 12% of the time at 8 am and 7 times in 10 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	MSN	1h 10m	79%	1.2%	1,556	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	2h 51m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → MSN 11:49UA 5843 · flown by SkyWest	5h 49m	99%	87%
American Details →	MSP 06:28 → ORD 08:20AA 4803 · flown by Republic	2h 32m Chicago	ORD 10:52 → MSN 12:02AA 3437 · flown by Envoy	5h 34m	98%	85%
American Details →	MSP 06:19 → CLT 10:00AA 894	1h 12m Charlotte	CLT 11:12 → MSN 12:37AA 5457 · flown by PSA	6h 15m	94%	82%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:28 → ATL 11:54DL 1052	2h 49m Atlanta	ATL 14:43 → MSN 15:50DL 2599	7h 22m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	3h 39m Detroit	DTW 12:26 → MSN 12:43DL 844	6h 39m	100%	78%
United Details →	MSP 11:34 → DEN 12:45UA 2232	55m Denver	DEN 13:40 → MSN 17:04UA 4805 · flown by SkyWest	5h 30m	94%	78%
Delta Details →	MSP 16:09 → ATL 19:46DL 1028	1h 46m Atlanta	ATL 21:32 → MSN 22:43DL 2144	6h 34m	93%	75%
Delta Details →	MSP 10:26 → DCA 13:48DL 2983	1h 32m Washington	DCA 15:20 → MSN 16:41DL 5645 · flown by Republic	6h 15m	94%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSP 17:47 → CLT 21:29AA 2151	1h 16m Charlotte	CLT 22:45 → MSN 23:42AA 1426	6h 12m	75%	51%
United Details →	MSP 18:23 → DEN 19:45UA 467	49m Denver	DEN 20:34 → MSN 23:59UA 5214 · flown by SkyWest	5h 36m	46%	28%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	47m Chicago	ORD 17:45 → MSN 18:57UA 4740 · flown by SkyWest	3h 41m	29%	13%

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

CLT · 1h 12m · leaves 06:19 6%

ORD · 56m · leaves 06:00 12%

PHL · 54m · leaves 05:54 13%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 16m · leaves 17:47 25%

DEN · 49m · leaves 18:23 54%

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.


United UA 307 MSP 06:00 → ORD American AA 3437 ORD 10:52 → MSN Connection details →	3h 08m	6h 02m	98%	86%
Delta DL 1675 MSP 07:00 → DEN United UA 2368 DEN 11:00 → MSN Connection details →	2h 54m	7h 10m	99%	82%
Delta DL 1544 MSP 07:00 → ORD United UA 5843 ORD 10:35 → MSN Connection details →	2h 00m	4h 49m	89%	81%

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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