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 (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	SJC	4h 00m	74%	1.2%	510	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MSP 09:17 → LAX 11:10DL 2102	3h 22m Los Angeles	LAX 14:32 → SJC 15:46DL 3822 · flown by SkyWest	8h 29m	99%	93%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:06 → LAX 09:01DL 2110	3h 56m Los Angeles	LAX 12:57 → SJC 14:19DL 3842 · flown by SkyWest	9h 13m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:10 → SLC 10:04DL 2628	1h 36m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:40 → SJC 12:38DL 1254	6h 28m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	MSP 13:10 → LAX 15:07DL 1651	3h 09m Los Angeles	LAX 18:16 → SJC 19:32DL 3883 · flown by SkyWest	8h 25m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → SEA 08:50DL 1418	2h 55m Seattle	SEA 11:45 → SJC 14:11DL 3789 · flown by SkyWest	9h 11m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:05 → SEA 10:59DL 868	3h 46m Seattle	SEA 14:45 → SJC 17:04DL 3897 · flown by SkyWest	9h 59m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	MSP 11:40 → LAX 13:34DL 2119	2h 26m Los Angeles	LAX 16:00 → SJC 17:17DL 1438	7h 37m	98%	83%
Southwest Details →	MSP 05:50 → DEN 06:55WN 1525	55m Denver	DEN 07:50 → SJC 09:25WN 494	5h 35m	96%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSP 16:51 → DEN 18:17UA 2272	1h 13m Denver	DEN 19:30 → SJC 21:09UA 2745	6h 18m	73%	55%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:05 → SEA 10:59DL 868	46m Seattle	SEA 11:45 → SJC 14:11DL 3789 · flown by SkyWest	7h 06m	64%	53%
Southwest Details →	MSP 19:00 → DEN 20:10WN 3063	1h 10m Denver	DEN 21:20 → SJC 22:55WN 1728	5h 55m	48%	18%

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

ATL · 52m · leaves 05:20 11%

PHX · 1h 04m · leaves 07:41 12%

SEA · 46m · leaves 09:05 36%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 50m · leaves 15:15 39%

ORD · 58m · leaves 17:13 45%

DEN · 1h 10m · leaves 19:00 52%

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 2415 MSP 09:00 → PDX Alaska AS 3210 PDX 14:30 → SJC Connection details →	3h 50m	9h 25m	99%	95%
Delta DL 2261 MSP 07:05 → LAS Southwest WN 1242 LAS 12:10 → SJC Connection details →	3h 43m	8h 40m	99%	89%
Delta DL 868 MSP 09:05 → SEA Alaska AS 1366 SEA 14:18 → SJC Connection details →	3h 19m	9h 27m	98%	87%

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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