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 8% of the time at 10 am and 2 times in 5 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	MSP	ORD	1h 45m	75%	4.1%	1,820	Flying now
United	MSP	ORD	1h 44m	71%	1.9%	2,576	Flying now
Delta	MSP	ORD	1h 39m	69%	2.7%	1,960	Flying now
Frontier	MSP	ORD	1h 45m	50%few flights	7.7%	13	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	1h 28m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	4h 46m	98%	87%
United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	1h 07m Denver	DEN 08:00 → ORD 11:44UA 2430	5h 59m	97%	85%
American Details →	MSP 06:19 → CLT 10:00AA 894	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	6h 00m	92%	81%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:55 → BOS 10:45DL 2649	1h 40m Boston	BOS 12:25 → ORD 14:19DL 2816	7h 24m	99%	78%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → ATL 10:26DL 1039	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 13:02 → ORD 14:16DL 1477	7h 16m	99%	74%
American Details →	MSP 05:54 → PHL 09:36AA 5488 · flown by PSA	59m Philadelphia	PHL 10:35 → ORD 12:09AA 1041	6h 15m	88%	71%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 34m Atlanta	ATL 11:22 → ORD 12:36DL 2894	7h 16m	99%	68%
Delta Details →	MSP 16:09 → ATL 19:46DL 1028	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 22:50 → ORD 23:53DL 1199	7h 50m	98%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSP 16:51 → DEN 18:17UA 2272	53m Denver	DEN 19:10 → ORD 22:49UA 2258	5h 58m	61%	42%
American Details →	MSP 17:47 → CLT 21:29AA 2151	1h 10m Charlotte	CLT 22:39 → ORD 00:01 +1AA 3014	6h 14m	71%	41%
American Details →	MSP 13:08 → PHL 16:50AA 5658 · flown by PSA	50m Philadelphia	PHL 17:40 → ORD 19:26AA 1012	6h 18m	66%	32%

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

DEN · 1h 07m · leaves 05:45 3%

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 06:19 8%

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 08:28 9%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 10m · leaves 17:47 29%

PHL · 50m · leaves 13:08 34%

DEN · 53m · leaves 16:51 39%

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 3658 MSP 05:25 → BWI United UA 704 BWI 10:32 → ORD Connection details →	1h 42m	6h 23m	98%	88%
Delta DL 1461 MSP 06:04 → DTW American AA 4103 DTW 10:33 → ORD Connection details →	1h 46m	5h 04m	94%	88%
Southwest WN 1525 MSP 05:50 → DEN United UA 2329 DEN 09:35 → ORD Connection details →	2h 40m	7h 25m	100%	83%

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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