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 70-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 7 am and 13% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	PDX	MSP	3h 22m	92%	0.7%	1,329	Flying now
Alaska	PDX	MSP	3h 28m	89%	0.4%	278	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 (Minneapolis is 2 h ahead of Portland). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	PDX 23:30 → MDW 05:20WN 3203	2h 20m Chicago	MDW 07:40 → MSP 09:10 +1WN 1243	7h 40m	100%	94%
Delta Details →	PDX 05:45 → SLC 08:39DL 1270	2h 31m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	6h 59m	100%	90%
United Details →	PDX 22:40 → ORD 04:45UA 2094	2h 15m Chicago	ORD 07:00 → MSP 08:41 +1UA 2232	8h 01m	100%	89%
Delta Details →	PDX 20:44 → SEA 21:56DL 3923 · flown by SkyWest	2h 03m Seattle	SEA 23:59 → MSP 05:17 +1DL 953	6h 33m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	PDX 05:30 → SEA 06:41DL 4008 · flown by SkyWest	2h 24m Seattle	SEA 09:05 → MSP 14:25DL 536	6h 55m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	PDX 06:30 → LAX 09:00DL 2947	2h 15m Los Angeles	LAX 11:15 → MSP 16:51DL 413	8h 21m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	PDX 07:20 → SEA 08:34DL 4471 · flown by SkyWest	3h 31m Seattle	SEA 12:05 → MSP 17:37DL 941	8h 16m	98%	86%
United Details →	PDX 23:40 → ORD 05:45UA 1490	3h 05m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36 +1UA 2805	8h 56m	99%	85%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PDX 22:55 → ATL 06:27DL 564	58m Atlanta	ATL 07:25 → MSP 09:00 +1DL 2668	8h 05m	74%	67%
American Details →	PDX 11:54 → DFW 17:49AA 2287	1h 02m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → MSP 21:20AA 2806	7h 27m	72%	39%
United Details →	PDX 14:25 → ORD 20:38UA 2336	50m Chicago	ORD 21:28 → MSP 23:10UA 1131	6h 45m	58%	33%

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

SEA · 1h 18m · leaves 06:19 2%

DEN · 1h 09m · leaves 05:00 2%

ORD · 1h 15m · leaves 23:40 8%

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 46m · leaves 17:24 21%

DFW · 1h 02m · leaves 11:54 28%

ORD · 50m · leaves 14:25 42%

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.


Alaska AS 485 PDX 08:15 → SMF Delta DL 1701 SMF 13:21 → MSP Connection details →	3h 33m	8h 34m	100%	95%
Southwest WN 4666 PDX 05:20 → PHX Delta DL 2208 PHX 11:51 → MSP Connection details →	3h 56m	9h 36m	98%	90%
United UA 2094 PDX 22:40 → ORD American AA 4162 ORD 08:22 → MSP Connection details →	3h 37m	9h 28m	100%	89%

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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