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 45-minute layover misses 17% of the time at 9 am and barely half the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


United	ORD	MSN	1h 08m	73%	3.1%	2,707	Flying now
American	ORD	MSN	1h 06m	72%	4.4%	2,027	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	ORD 05:58 → DCA 09:15AA 4339 · flown by Republic	1h 35m Washington	DCA 10:50 → MSN 12:13AA 4523 · flown by Republic	6h 15m	97%	89%
American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	3h 02m Charlotte	CLT 11:12 → MSN 12:37AA 5457 · flown by PSA	7h 27m	98%	84%
United Details →	ORD 07:05 → DEN 08:55UA 1217	2h 05m Denver	DEN 11:00 → MSN 14:10UA 2368	7h 05m	98%	83%
United Details →	ORD 10:54 → DEN 12:45UA 581	55m Denver	DEN 13:40 → MSN 17:04UA 4805 · flown by SkyWest	6h 10m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:36 → MSP 10:15DL 1554	2h 40m Minneapolis	MSP 12:55 → MSN 14:05DL 4032 · flown by SkyWest	5h 29m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:30 → MSP 08:06DL 1717	2h 06m Minneapolis	MSP 10:12 → MSN 11:20DL 4102 · flown by SkyWest	4h 50m	95%	79%
Delta Details →	ORD 15:22 → ATL 18:36DL 1477	2h 56m Atlanta	ATL 21:32 → MSN 22:43DL 2144	7h 21m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	ORD 09:45 → ATL 12:51DL 1178	1h 52m Atlanta	ATL 14:43 → MSN 15:50DL 2599	6h 05m	97%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORD 11:40 → PHL 14:54AA 1743	55m Philadelphia	PHL 15:49 → MSN 17:22AA 5532 · flown by PSA	5h 42m	68%	40%
American Details →	ORD 18:47 → CLT 21:59AA 689	46m Charlotte	CLT 22:45 → MSN 23:42AA 1426	5h 12m	50%	34%
American Details →	ORD 17:56 → DCA 20:59AA 1787	1h 01m Washington	DCA 22:00 → MSN 23:19AA 5373 · flown by PSA	5h 23m	56%	20%

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 · 47m · leaves 05:30 17%

DFW · 50m · leaves 05:00 19%

DTW · 1h 03m · leaves 08:52 24%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 1h 01m · leaves 17:56 44%

DFW · 1h 08m · leaves 16:51 46%

CLT · 46m · leaves 18:47 50%

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 1077 ORD 06:00 → DCA American AA 4523 DCA 10:50 → MSN Connection details →	1h 56m	6h 13m	96%	90%
United UA 1076 ORD 07:33 → BOS Delta DL 5603 BOS 13:08 → MSN Connection details →	2h 03m	7h 30m	99%	84%
American AA 4162 ORD 08:22 → MSP Delta DL 4032 MSP 12:55 → MSN Connection details →	2h 49m	5h 43m	98%	81%

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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