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

No clear winner: Delta’s PWM → MSP flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	PWM	MSP	3h 02m	90%	0.0%	143	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 Portland). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	PWM 06:00 → ORD 08:00UA 723	3h 45m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	8h 27m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	PWM 06:00 → ATL 08:45DL 1515	1h 10m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 30m	96%	85%
United Details →	PWM 05:15 → IAD 07:00UA 1926	1h 45m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28UA 1998	6h 13m	97%	85%
American Details →	PWM 07:16 → CLT 09:46AA 2966	1h 29m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	6h 38m	97%	83%
American Details →	PWM 06:09 → ORD 08:20AA 4391 · flown by Republic	3h 27m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	8h 23m	95%	82%
Delta Details →	PWM 06:20 → JFK 07:44DL 5277 · flown by Endeavor	3h 49m New York	JFK 11:33 → MSP 13:50DL 2414	8h 30m	99%	81%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	PWM 10:56 → PHL 12:40AA 6124 · flown by Piedmont	2h 58m Philadelphia	PHL 15:38 → MSP 17:29DL 2679	7h 33m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	PWM 06:00 → LGA 07:30DL 5799 · flown by Republic	3h 40m New York	LGA 11:10 → MSP 13:08DL 2409	8h 08m	100%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	PWM 17:00 → ORD 19:00UA 1182	57m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	5h 41m	48%	27%
American Details →	PWM 17:17 → DCA 19:10AA 2355	55m Washington	DCA 20:05 → MSP 21:54AA 5506 · flown by PSA	5h 40m	58%	22%

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 · 1h 10m · leaves 06:00 4%

ORD · 50m · leaves 06:00 7%

PHL · 1h 01m · leaves 08:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 11m · leaves 16:45 20%

ORD · 59m · leaves 19:28 21%

DCA · 55m · leaves 17:17 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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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