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 MSY → MSP flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSY	MSP	2h 50m	84%	2.5%	440	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	MSY 05:15 → IAH 06:34UA 2744	1h 26m Houston	IAH 08:00 → MSP 10:53UA 2469	5h 38m	97%	91%
Southwest Details →	MSY 05:10 → DEN 06:55WN 2991	55m Denver	DEN 07:50 → MSP 10:55WN 3420	5h 45m	93%	90%
Delta Details →	MSY 05:20 → ATL 07:53DL 1547	2h 02m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 10m	98%	87%
American Details →	MSY 07:43 → ORD 10:30AA 3722 · flown by Envoy	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	5h 49m	96%	85%
Delta Details →	MSY 06:20 → ATL 08:54DL 1534	3h 27m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	7h 37m	100%	84%
United Details →	MSY 08:04 → DEN 10:05UA 1376	3h 37m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	8h 42m	100%	84%
American Details →	MSY 06:50 → ORD 09:30AA 237	2h 15m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	6h 37m	95%	82%
American Details →	MSY 06:53 → CLT 10:00AA 1266	1h 15m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	6h 01m	96%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSY 16:17 → CLT 19:26AA 2174	1h 03m Charlotte	CLT 20:29 → MSP 22:13AA 2176	5h 54m	70%	52%
Southwest Details →	MSY 17:15 → MDW 19:30WN 2875	2h 00m Chicago	MDW 21:30 → MSP 23:00WN 4085	5h 45m	71%	36%
American Details →	MSY 18:01 → DFW 19:55AA 2194	1h 35m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:30 → MSP 23:57AA 3149	5h 56m	60%	24%

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

CLT · 1h 15m · leaves 06:53 4%

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 07:43 4%

LAX · 1h 05m · leaves 08:03 5%

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 1h 13m · leaves 13:30 6%

ATL · 1h 11m · leaves 12:46 10%

CLT · 1h 03m · leaves 16:17 30%

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 3020 MSY 07:45 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	1h 43m	5h 10m	95%	86%
Southwest WN 2991 MSY 05:10 → DEN United UA 397 DEN 09:40 → MSP Connection details →	2h 45m	7h 30m	98%	86%
Southwest WN 2976 MSY 06:05 → AUS Delta DL 3813 AUS 09:40 → MSP Connection details →	2h 10m	6h 33m	96%	86%

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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