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 75-minute layover misses 13% of the time at 9 am and 30% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	RDU	MSP	2h 51m	85%	1.3%	1,231	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 Raleigh/Durham). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	RDU 05:20 → ATL 06:44DL 1552	3h 11m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	7h 10m	98%	86%
Southwest Details →	RDU 05:15 → DEN 06:50WN 4083	1h 00m Denver	DEN 07:50 → MSP 10:55WN 3420	6h 40m	88%	85%
American Details →	RDU 06:41 → CLT 07:49AA 2420	3h 26m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 13m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	RDU 07:30 → ATL 08:59DL 2478	3h 22m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	7h 27m	98%	84%
United Details →	RDU 06:00 → IAD 07:11UA 1789	1h 34m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28UA 1998	5h 28m	98%	84%
American Details →	RDU 08:41 → ORD 10:05AA 138	1h 40m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	5h 46m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	RDU 14:55 → CVG 16:41DL 4911 · flown by Endeavor	3h 02m Hebron	CVG 19:43 → MSP 20:42DL 703	6h 47m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	RDU 09:58 → ATL 11:22DL 2634	3h 09m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	7h 11m	100%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RDU 17:30 → MIA 19:49AA 2406	1h 33m Miami	MIA 21:22 → MSP 00:09 +1AA 458	7h 39m	73%	42%
United Details →	RDU 17:12 → ORD 18:42UA 630	1h 15m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	5h 29m	64%	34%
Southwest Details →	RDU 19:50 → STL 20:55WN 3457	50m St Louis	STL 21:45 → MSP 23:15WN 4880	4h 25m	19%	9%

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 · 59m · leaves 09:58 5%

BNA · 1h 02m · leaves 06:38 6%

PHL · 1h 06m · leaves 08:01 9%

Afternoon and evening

BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 21:15 39%

PHL · 49m · leaves 17:22 62%

STL · 50m · leaves 19:50 81%

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 3435 RDU 06:25 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	3h 48m	7h 30m	98%	89%
Southwest WN 3430 RDU 07:15 → MCO Delta DL 1730 MCO 11:17 → MSP Connection details →	2h 22m	7h 31m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 4083 RDU 05:15 → DEN United UA 397 DEN 09:40 → MSP Connection details →	2h 50m	8h 25m	98%	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