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 RSW → MSP flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	RSW	MSP	3h 40m	81%	1.3%	1,211	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 Fort Myers). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	RSW 06:45 → ATL 08:33DL 1361	1h 22m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	5h 45m	97%	86%
American Details →	RSW 06:22 → CLT 08:20AA 1097	2h 55m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 32m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	RSW 08:03 → ATL 09:52DL 1395	2h 29m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 54m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	RSW 05:37 → ATL 07:23DL 1385	1h 03m Atlanta	ATL 08:26 → MSP 10:02DL 2960	5h 25m	95%	83%
Southwest Details →	RSW 06:25 → DEN 08:20WN 1739	1h 50m Denver	DEN 10:10 → MSP 13:10WN 3973	7h 45m	100%	82%
United Details →	RSW 08:01 → DEN 10:30UA 318	3h 12m Denver	DEN 13:42 → MSP 16:46UA 732	9h 45m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	RSW 10:48 → ATL 12:27DL 1089	2h 04m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	6h 21m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	RSW 11:55 → CVG 14:20DL 1603	2h 10m Hebron	CVG 16:30 → MSP 17:32DL 3113	6h 34m	93%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	RSW 11:11 → LGA 14:00DL 379	55m New York	LGA 14:55 → MSP 17:13DL 2349	7h 02m	74%	50%
Delta Details →	RSW 12:43 → DTW 15:36DL 1797	49m Detroit	DTW 16:25 → MSP 17:20DL 2203	5h 37m	65%	49%
Southwest Details →	RSW 19:20 → STL 20:55WN 3472	50m St Louis	STL 21:45 → MSP 23:15WN 4880	4h 55m	33%	16%

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 02m · leaves 07:00 4%

ATL · 1h 03m · leaves 05:37 5%

PHL · 55m · leaves 07:01 12%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 49m · leaves 12:43 35%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 18:22 43%

STL · 50m · leaves 19:20 67%

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 3471 RSW 06:00 → STL Delta DL 3188 STL 11:18 → MSP Connection details →	3h 48m	7h 55m	100%	90%
Southwest WN 1243 RSW 05:10 → MDW Delta DL 5469 MDW 09:54 → MSP Connection details →	2h 54m	7h 25m	100%	89%
United UA 1554 RSW 07:00 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	2h 22m	7h 27m	99%	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