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 6% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 4 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	SAN	MSP	3h 46m	89%	0.8%	1,303	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 2 h ahead of San Diego). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	SAN 22:30 → ATL 05:50DL 819	1h 35m Atlanta	ATL 07:25 → MSP 09:00 +1DL 2668	8h 30m	99%	90%
Delta Details →	SAN 06:15 → SLC 09:22DL 1117	1h 48m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	6h 29m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	SAN 06:15 → LAX 07:34DL 3743 · flown by SkyWest	3h 41m Los Angeles	LAX 11:15 → MSP 16:51DL 413	8h 36m	100%	87%
United Details →	SAN 22:25 → ORD 04:36UA 1457	2h 24m Chicago	ORD 07:00 → MSP 08:41 +1UA 2232	8h 16m	98%	87%
American Details →	SAN 22:45 → ORD 05:11AA 1543	3h 11m Chicago	ORD 08:22 → MSP 10:06 +1AA 4162 · flown by Envoy	9h 23m	97%	86%
United Details →	SAN 21:59 → IAD 05:59UA 2129	2h 46m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MSP 10:28 +1UA 1998	10h 29m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	SAN 07:00 → SEA 10:05DL 2530	2h 00m Seattle	SEA 12:05 → MSP 17:37DL 941	8h 36m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	SAN 22:15 → DTW 05:43DL 764	3h 17m Detroit	DTW 09:00 → MSP 09:55 +1DL 2258	9h 40m	100%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	SAN 06:15 → ATL 13:43DL 729	48m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	7h 54m	75%	63%
Delta Details →	SAN 13:25 → SLC 16:32DL 1296	49m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:21 → MSP 20:54DL 2935	5h 29m	74%	59%
Delta Details →	SAN 11:37 → DTW 19:09DL 492	56m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → MSP 21:00DL 1303	7h 23m	75%	48%

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

AUS · 1h 20m · leaves 06:30 2%

DTW · 1h 18m · leaves 22:15 4%

PDX · 1h 01m · leaves 06:50 6%

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 49m · leaves 13:25 26%

PHX · 1h 01m · leaves 16:23 41%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 15:08 58%

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 4356 SAN 08:40 → SMF Delta DL 1701 SMF 13:21 → MSP Connection details →	3h 01m	8h 09m	100%	96%
Southwest WN 3524 SAN 08:00 → PHX Delta DL 2208 PHX 11:51 → MSP Connection details →	2h 31m	6h 56m	100%	92%
Southwest WN 3500 SAN 08:25 → GEG Delta DL 2437 GEG 14:23 → MSP Connection details →	3h 18m	8h 50m	100%	90%

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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