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 OMA → MSP flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	OMA	MSP	1h 22m	81%	0.8%	1,564	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.


Southwest Details →	OMA 06:15 → DEN 06:50WN 3127	1h 00m Denver	DEN 07:50 → MSP 10:55WN 3420	4h 40m	95%	90%
Delta Details →	OMA 08:10 → SLC 09:55DL 3874 · flown by SkyWest	1h 15m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	6h 34m	96%	86%
United Details →	OMA 06:00 → DEN 06:49UA 1442	2h 51m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	6h 40m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	OMA 05:25 → MDW 06:50WN 4504	50m Chicago	MDW 07:40 → MSP 09:10WN 1243	3h 45m	89%	86%
American Details →	OMA 07:10 → ORD 09:01AA 3197	2h 44m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	6h 17m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	OMA 17:50 → SLC 19:29DL 3896 · flown by SkyWest	1h 36m Salt Lake City	SLC 21:05 → MSP 00:34 +1DL 1173	6h 44m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	OMA 07:01 → ATL 10:16DL 1157	2h 05m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 56m	98%	84%
United Details →	OMA 09:06 → DEN 09:55UA 2838	3h 47m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	7h 40m	100%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	OMA 19:48 → ORD 21:42AA 3738 · flown by Envoy	54m Chicago	ORD 22:36 → MSP 00:22 +1AA 4472 · flown by Republic	4h 34m	69%	39%
United Details →	OMA 18:40 → ORD 20:34UA 1476	54m Chicago	ORD 21:28 → MSP 23:10UA 1131	4h 30m	54%	30%

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

SLC · 1h 15m · leaves 08:10 4%

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 06:15 5%

CLT · 1h 17m · leaves 06:20 7%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 14:05 23%

DEN · 56m · leaves 19:00 24%

ORD · 54m · leaves 18:40 46%

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 4504 OMA 05:25 → MDW Delta DL 5469 MDW 09:54 → MSP Connection details →	3h 04m	6h 10m	100%	89%
United UA 2427 OMA 06:00 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	3h 54m	7h 27m	100%	88%
Southwest WN 3139 OMA 07:55 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	2h 08m	5h 00m	98%	88%

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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