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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 7 in 10 on time.

Nonstops


American	ORD	MSP	1h 39m	73%	4.0%	1,819	Flying now
United	ORD	MSP	1h 39m	71%	1.5%	2,578	Flying now
Delta	ORD	MSP	1h 40m	68%	2.8%	1,959	Flying now
Frontier	ORD	MSP	1h 36m	50%few flights	7.7%	13	Not 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 →	ORD 05:00 → DEN 06:42UA 2666	58m Denver	DEN 07:40 → MSP 10:38UA 773	5h 38m	97%	88%
United Details →	ORD 06:00 → DEN 07:42UA 2806	1h 58m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	6h 40m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:35 → ATL 09:41DL 1247	2h 40m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	7h 22m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	1h 22m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 00m	94%	83%
American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	3h 05m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 47m	98%	83%
United Details →	ORD 10:54 → DEN 12:45UA 581	57m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	5h 52m	97%	81%
American Details →	ORD 05:00 → PHL 08:05AA 2970	2h 35m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	7h 38m	94%	80%
Delta Details →	ORD 09:45 → ATL 12:51DL 1178	1h 40m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	6h 24m	96%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORD 06:36 → PHL 09:46AA 2115	54m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	6h 02m	71%	58%
Delta Details →	ORD 07:05 → LGA 10:24DL 2633	46m New York	LGA 11:10 → MSP 13:08DL 2409	6h 03m	67%	50%
American Details →	ORD 14:59 → DFW 17:36AA 2257	1h 15m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → MSP 21:20AA 2806	6h 22m	70%	37%

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%

DCA · 1h 15m · leaves 05:58 9%

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 08:05 11%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 02m · leaves 18:22 29%

DFW · 1h 15m · leaves 14:59 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.


American AA 4104 ORD 07:05 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	2h 47m	5h 50m	99%	89%
American AA 3839 ORD 06:46 → XNA Delta DL 3536 XNA 11:52 → MSP Connection details →	3h 08m	7h 04m	99%	88%
United UA 1689 ORD 06:30 → IAD Delta DL 3699 IAD 11:44 → MSP Connection details →	2h 20m	7h 09m	100%	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