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 36% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MSP	RAP	1h 50m	82%	1.3%	1,250	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Rapid City on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Rapid City is 1 h behind Minneapolis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	1h 02m Denver	DEN 07:55 → RAP 09:19UA 5927 · flown by SkyWest	4h 34m	97%	89%
American Details →	MSP 10:31 → ORD 12:16AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	1h 04m Chicago	ORD 13:20 → RAP 14:55AA 3767 · flown by Envoy	5h 24m	90%	81%
American Details →	MSP 06:28 → ORD 08:20AA 4803 · flown by Republic	1h 20m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → RAP 11:14AA 3766 · flown by Envoy	5h 46m	92%	80%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	1h 01m Chicago	ORD 08:45 → RAP 10:24UA 2847	5h 24m	93%	80%
United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	3h 04m Denver	DEN 13:25 → RAP 14:46UA 5556 · flown by SkyWest	6h 41m	99%	78%
United Details →	MSP 11:34 → DEN 12:45UA 2232	2h 58m Denver	DEN 15:43 → RAP 17:12UA 5490 · flown by SkyWest	6h 38m	99%	76%
American Details →	MSP 10:34 → DFW 13:05AA 2152	1h 53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:58 → RAP 16:20AA 3762 · flown by Envoy	6h 46m	94%	74%
American Details →	MSP 06:02 → DFW 08:40AA 2150	2h 03m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:43 → RAP 12:17AA 3891 · flown by Envoy	7h 12m	93%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSP 16:51 → DEN 18:17UA 2272	58m Denver	DEN 19:15 → RAP 20:38UA 5608 · flown by SkyWest	4h 47m	64%	34%
United Details →	MSP 18:41 → ORD 20:30UA 5390 · flown by SkyWest	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 21:30 → RAP 23:16UA 5331 · flown by SkyWest	5h 35m	56%	31%
United Details →	MSP 18:23 → DEN 19:45UA 467	1h 25m Denver	DEN 21:10 → RAP 22:25UA 2781	5h 02m	71%	26%

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 02m · leaves 05:45 3%

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 06:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 58m · leaves 16:51 36%

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 United UA 1623 DEN 11:15 → RAP Connection details →	3h 09m	6h 29m	100%	85%
United UA 307 MSP 06:00 → ORD American AA 3766 ORD 09:40 → RAP Connection details →	1h 56m	6h 14m	95%	82%
Southwest WN 1525 MSP 05:50 → DEN United UA 4674 DEN 10:05 → RAP Connection details →	3h 10m	6h 40m	100%	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