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 1 time in 10 at 9 am and almost half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Alaska	MSP	PDX	3h 50m	86%	1.4%	278	Flying now
Delta	MSP	PDX	3h 40m	84%	0.5%	1,329	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Alaska Details →	MSP 06:03 → SEA 07:58AS 387	2h 16m Seattle	SEA 10:14 → PDX 11:21AS 3090 · flown by SkyWest	7h 18m	97%	92%
Alaska Details →	MSP 07:40 → ANC 10:37AS 1541	1h 17m Anchorage	ANC 11:54 → PDX 16:33AS 267	10h 53m	100%	92%
United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	3h 06m Denver	DEN 13:27 → PDX 15:13UA 2455	8h 08m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	MSP 18:13 → SLC 20:07DL 2607	2h 43m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:50 → PDX 23:44DL 1373	7h 32m	99%	88%
United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	1h 12m Denver	DEN 08:05 → PDX 09:47UA 1247	6h 02m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → SEA 08:50DL 1418	1h 45m Seattle	SEA 10:35 → PDX 11:42DL 3802 · flown by SkyWest	6h 42m	100%	85%
Frontier Details →	MSP 10:18 → DEN 11:37F9 3199	3h 31m Denver	DEN 15:08 → PDX 16:51F9 2553	8h 35m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:17 → LAX 11:10DL 2102	3h 09m Los Angeles	LAX 14:19 → PDX 16:42DL 2551	9h 25m	99%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	MSP 06:03 → SEA 07:58AS 387	47m Seattle	SEA 08:45 → PDX 09:49AS 3132 · flown by SkyWest	5h 46m	74%	68%
United Details →	MSP 16:51 → DEN 18:17UA 2272	1h 13m Denver	DEN 19:30 → PDX 21:15UA 498	6h 24m	73%	58%
American Details →	MSP 19:15 → DFW 21:50AA 2148	1h 02m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:52 → PDX 00:52 +1AA 2620	7h 38m	59%	23%

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

ANC · 1h 17m · leaves 07:40 0%

DEN · 1h 12m · leaves 05:45 2%

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 3%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 02m · leaves 19:15 41%

ORD · 55m · leaves 17:13 49%

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.


Delta DL 2304 MSP 08:50 → BOI Alaska AS 2209 BOI 13:29 → PDX Connection details →	2h 31m	6h 57m	98%	92%
Delta DL 2628 MSP 08:10 → SLC Alaska AS 3117 SLC 12:46 → PDX Connection details →	2h 42m	7h 39m	98%	90%
Delta DL 2383 MSP 10:05 → SJC Alaska AS 1633 SJC 14:31 → PDX Connection details →	2h 26m	8h 10m	97%	89%

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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