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 RIC → MSP flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	RIC	MSP	3h 09m	84%	0.8%	517	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 Richmond). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	2h 35m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 45m	99%	86%
American Details →	RIC 06:00 → ORD 07:34AA 4512 · flown by Republic	48m Chicago	ORD 08:22 → MSP 10:06AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	5h 08m	95%	85%
American Details →	RIC 06:26 → PHL 07:40AA 5973 · flown by Piedmont	3h 00m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → MSP 12:38AA 5658 · flown by PSA	7h 12m	100%	85%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	3h 21m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 24m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	RIC 08:05 → ATL 09:45DL 1415	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 52m	97%	83%
American Details →	RIC 07:02 → ORD 08:35AA 4688 · flown by Republic	3h 12m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	7h 30m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	RIC 10:19 → ATL 12:01DL 1462	2h 30m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	6h 50m	99%	80%
American Details →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	2h 10m Charlotte	CLT 08:25 → MSP 10:04AA 2154	6h 02m	97%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 15:19 → DFW 17:38AA 2413	1h 13m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → MSP 21:20AA 2806	7h 02m	69%	38%
American Details →	RIC 17:34 → PHL 18:54AA 5895 · flown by Piedmont	56m Philadelphia	PHL 19:50 → MSP 22:02AA 5460 · flown by PSA	5h 28m	63%	37%
United Details →	RIC 17:24 → ORD 18:53UA 3635 · flown by Republic	1h 04m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	5h 17m	71%	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

ATL · 1h 06m · leaves 05:45 8%

IAD · 1h 12m · leaves 06:30 9%

DTW · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 17%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 04m · leaves 17:24 29%

DFW · 1h 13m · leaves 15:19 31%

PHL · 56m · leaves 17:34 37%

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 5973 RIC 06:26 → PHL Delta DL 2688 PHL 11:40 → MSP Connection details →	4h 00m	7h 59m	100%	83%
United UA 2464 RIC 06:15 → IAH Delta DL 2656 IAH 10:52 → MSP Connection details →	2h 35m	8h 26m	97%	79%
American AA 1063 RIC 06:30 → CLT Delta DL 1827 CLT 11:12 → MSP Connection details →	3h 18m	7h 29m	98%	77%

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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