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 3% of the time at 7 am and barely half the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


United	ORD	FSD	1h 54m	69%	2.5%	1,441	Flying now
American	ORD	FSD	1h 56m	66%	3.9%	1,157	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	ORD 05:00 → DEN 06:42UA 2666	58m Denver	DEN 07:40 → FSD 10:23UA 5975 · flown by SkyWest	5h 23m	97%	91%
United Details →	ORD 06:00 → DEN 07:42UA 2806	2h 13m Denver	DEN 09:55 → FSD 12:35UA 4759 · flown by SkyWest	6h 35m	100%	87%
United Details →	ORD 08:40 → DEN 10:31UA 526	3h 09m Denver	DEN 13:40 → FSD 16:23UA 5378 · flown by SkyWest	7h 43m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:30 → MSP 08:06DL 1717	59m Minneapolis	MSP 09:05 → FSD 10:16DL 3561 · flown by SkyWest	3h 46m	86%	80%
United Details →	ORD 12:56 → DEN 14:46UA 1150	2h 42m Denver	DEN 17:28 → FSD 20:08UA 645	7h 12m	97%	74%
United Details →	ORD 10:54 → DEN 12:45UA 581	2h 50m Denver	DEN 15:35 → FSD 18:16UA 4776 · flown by SkyWest	7h 22m	97%	71%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:36 → MSP 10:15DL 1554	1h 23m Minneapolis	MSP 11:38 → FSD 12:49DL 3534 · flown by SkyWest	4h 09m	83%	68%
American Details →	ORD 05:00 → DFW 07:30AA 760	2h 20m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:50 → FSD 12:10AA 6194 · flown by SkyWest	7h 10m	98%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ORD 14:33 → DEN 16:31UA 2803	57m Denver	DEN 17:28 → FSD 20:08UA 645	5h 35m	73%	56%
United Details →	ORD 18:17 → DEN 20:22UA 1974	48m Denver	DEN 21:10 → FSD 23:53UA 5700 · flown by SkyWest	5h 36m	47%	36%
Delta Details →	ORD 15:55 → MSP 17:40DL 1533	50m Minneapolis	MSP 18:30 → FSD 19:38DL 3578 · flown by SkyWest	3h 43m	47%	32%

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 · 58m · leaves 05:00 3%

DFW · 1h 14m · leaves 06:04 10%

MSP · 59m · leaves 06:30 14%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 50m · leaves 15:55 53%

DEN · 48m · leaves 18:17 53%

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.


United UA 2232 ORD 07:00 → MSP Delta DL 3534 MSP 11:38 → FSD Connection details →	2h 57m	5h 45m	98%	80%
American AA 1744 ORD 10:00 → DEN United UA 5378 DEN 13:40 → FSD Connection details →	1h 56m	6h 23m	90%	76%
United UA 2805 ORD 08:50 → MSP Delta DL 3538 MSP 14:36 → FSD Connection details →	4h 00m	6h 54m	100%	74%

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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