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 7% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 3 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	PHL	MSP	2h 52m	83%	2.8%	1,232	Flying now
American	PHL	MSP	3h 04m	74%	6.0%	819	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 1 h behind Philadelphia). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	PHL 05:15 → ATL 07:22DL 1269	2h 33m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	7h 15m	98%	86%
American Details →	PHL 07:39 → ORD 09:08AA 3074	2h 37m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	6h 48m	96%	85%
Delta Details →	PHL 06:25 → ATL 08:32DL 1152	3h 49m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	8h 32m	99%	84%
United Details →	PHL 06:10 → IAD 07:19UA 3693 · flown by Republic	1h 26m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28UA 1998	5h 18m	97%	84%
American Details →	PHL 06:00 → CLT 07:53AA 3139	3h 22m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 54m	99%	83%
United Details →	PHL 06:00 → ORD 07:30UA 660	1h 20m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	5h 36m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	PHL 10:40 → ATL 12:54DL 1100	1h 37m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	6h 29m	97%	80%
American Details →	PHL 05:15 → ORD 06:38AA 1652	1h 44m Chicago	ORD 08:22 → MSP 10:06AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	5h 53m	91%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PHL 17:22 → DTW 19:09DL 1391	56m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → MSP 21:00DL 1303	4h 38m	68%	43%
Frontier Details →	PHL 08:30 → ATL 10:57F9 2297	55m Atlanta	ATL 11:52 → MSP 13:39F9 3045	6h 07m	67%	41%
American Details →	PHL 15:00 → DFW 17:50AA 402	1h 01m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → MSP 21:20AA 2806	7h 21m	69%	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

ORD · 1h 20m · leaves 06:00 3%

DTW · 1h 10m · leaves 06:10 7%

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 05:15 9%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 56m · leaves 17:22 32%

MDW · 1h 10m · leaves 18:55 36%

DFW · 1h 05m · leaves 17:38 40%

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 2664 PHL 05:00 → DEN United UA 397 DEN 09:40 → MSP Connection details →	2h 40m	8h 40m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 3227 PHL 06:12 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	3h 46m	7h 43m	96%	87%
American AA 4338 PHL 09:32 → ATL Delta DL 2825 ATL 14:31 → MSP Connection details →	2h 38m	7h 37m	100%	85%

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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