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 70-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 3 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	PIT	2h 09m	79%	1.0%	1,259	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Pittsburgh on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Pittsburgh 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 15m Chicago	MDW 07:45 → PIT 10:15WN 846	4h 15m	100%	97%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:25 → BWI 08:50WN 3658	1h 50m Baltimore	BWI 10:40 → PIT 11:45WN 1052	5h 20m	100%	88%
United Details →	MSP 07:34 → ORD 09:18UA 567	3h 22m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → PIT 15:23UA 3432 · flown by Republic	6h 49m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	1h 18m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → PIT 11:19DL 5754 · flown by Republic	4h 20m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:28 → ATL 11:54DL 1052	2h 13m Atlanta	ATL 14:07 → PIT 15:50DL 1353	6h 21m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	2h 12m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → PIT 12:42DL 1345	6h 22m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:55 → BOS 10:45DL 2649	1h 00m Boston	BOS 11:45 → PIT 13:40DL 5731 · flown by Republic	5h 45m	92%	82%
American Details →	MSP 06:28 → ORD 08:20AA 4803 · flown by Republic	1h 25m Chicago	ORD 09:45 → PIT 12:32AA 4484 · flown by Republic	5h 04m	92%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSP 18:35 → ATL 22:15DL 1026	51m Atlanta	ATL 23:06 → PIT 00:52 +1DL 1351	5h 17m	68%	53%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 18:05 → PIT 20:51UA 1946	4h 35m	65%	40%
American Details →	MSP 13:08 → PHL 16:50AA 5658 · flown by PSA	50m Philadelphia	PHL 17:40 → PIT 19:12AA 6092 · flown by Piedmont	5h 04m	66%	37%

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%

BOS · 1h 00m · leaves 06:55 8%

STL · 50m · leaves 07:45 10%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 07m · leaves 15:16 35%

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 18:00 43%

MDW · 1h 05m · leaves 16:15 57%

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 4484 ORD 09:45 → PIT Connection details →	2h 01m	5h 32m	97%	85%
Delta DL 1039 MSP 07:00 → ATL Southwest WN 236 ATL 13:10 → PIT Connection details →	2h 44m	6h 50m	98%	82%
Delta DL 3699 MSP 07:17 → IAD United UA 2066 IAD 12:56 → PIT Connection details →	2h 04m	5h 46m	92%	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