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 SJC → MSP flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	SJC	MSP	3h 42m	91%	1.2%	510	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 2 h ahead of San Jose). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	SJC 22:55 → MDW 05:00WN 3886	2h 40m Chicago	MDW 07:40 → MSP 09:10 +1WN 1243	8h 15m	100%	96%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 06:00 → LAS 07:35WN 2280	1h 57m Las Vegas	LAS 09:32 → MSP 14:40DL 2261	6h 40m	100%	94%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 06:30 → SAN 08:00WN 3489	3h 53m San Diego	SAN 11:53 → MSP 17:40DL 2121	9h 10m	100%	93%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 06:25 → PHX 08:20WN 3186	3h 31m Phoenix	PHX 11:51 → MSP 16:56DL 2208	8h 31m	100%	92%
Delta Details →	SJC 17:55 → SEA 20:13DL 3897 · flown by SkyWest	3h 46m Seattle	SEA 23:59 → MSP 05:17 +1DL 953	9h 22m	100%	90%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 09:46 → PDX 11:31AS 2256 · flown by Horizon	3h 29m Portland	PDX 15:00 → MSP 20:27DL 1661	8h 41m	98%	90%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 08:00 → PDX 09:44AS 679	2h 02m Portland	PDX 11:46 → MSP 17:03DL 2415	7h 03m	100%	89%
Delta Details →	SJC 22:00 → ATL 05:34DL 2136	1h 51m Atlanta	ATL 07:25 → MSP 09:00 +1DL 2668	9h 00m	96%	89%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	SJC 08:20 → SEA 10:31AS 1426	1h 20m Seattle	SEA 11:51 → MSP 17:19AS 509	6h 59m	71%	59%
Southwest Details →	SJC 14:35 → DEN 18:00WN 3668	1h 05m Denver	DEN 19:05 → MSP 22:10WN 2677	5h 32m	33%	11%

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

LAX · 1h 15m · leaves 09:55 5%

PDX · 46m · leaves 08:00 9%

SEA · 1h 20m · leaves 08:20 29%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 54m · leaves 16:30 9%

SLC · 48m · leaves 13:40 11%

SEA · 51m · leaves 14:51 19%

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