Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Delta’s MSP → SYR flights land within a few points of 72% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	SYR	2h 19m	72%	1.5%	262	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	2h 52m Denver	DEN 09:45 → SYR 15:12UA 1909	8h 27m	99%	89%
American Details →	MSP 05:54 → PHL 09:36AA 5488 · flown by PSA	3h 36m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → SYR 14:34AA 5924 · flown by Piedmont	7h 40m	96%	81%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:28 → ATL 11:54DL 1052	3h 49m Atlanta	ATL 15:43 → SYR 17:59DL 2690	8h 31m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:55 → JFK 10:38DL 2969	3h 56m New York	JFK 14:34 → SYR 16:11DL 5328 · flown by Endeavor	8h 16m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43DL 1433	3h 21m Detroit	DTW 15:04 → SYR 16:35DL 3565 · flown by SkyWest	6h 35m	99%	78%
United Details →	MSP 09:47 → ORD 11:29UA 1929	2h 26m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → SYR 16:48UA 2343	6h 01m	95%	76%
American Details →	MSP 10:31 → ORD 12:16AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 13:23 → SYR 16:26AA 3819 · flown by Envoy	4h 55m	90%	75%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	2h 41m Detroit	DTW 11:28 → SYR 12:59DL 3533 · flown by SkyWest	5h 55m	100%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSP 17:15 → ATL 20:56DL 1036	50m Atlanta	ATL 21:46 → SYR 23:59DL 2123	5h 44m	75%	55%
United Details →	MSP 15:16 → ORD 16:58UA 1531	1h 11m Chicago	ORD 18:09 → SYR 21:09UA 2481	4h 53m	70%	46%
Delta Details →	MSP 18:10 → JFK 22:09DL 5244 · flown by Endeavor	47m New York	JFK 22:56 → SYR 00:43 +1DL 5371 · flown by Endeavor	5h 33m	44%	28%

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

DCA · 1h 19m · leaves 06:30 10%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 50m · leaves 17:15 25%

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 15:16 30%

JFK · 47m · leaves 18:10 56%

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 1525 MSP 05:50 → DEN United UA 1909 DEN 09:45 → SYR Connection details →	2h 50m	8h 22m	100%	90%
Delta DL 2688 MSP 07:10 → PHL American AA 5924 PHL 13:12 → SYR Connection details →	2h 25m	6h 24m	97%	80%
United UA 1929 MSP 09:47 → ORD American AA 3819 ORD 13:23 → SYR Connection details →	1h 54m	5h 39m	88%	73%

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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