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, 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 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%
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%
Delta Details →	SJC 22:00 → ATL 05:34DL 2136	1h 51m Atlanta	ATL 07:25 → MSP 09:00 +1DL 2668	9h 00m	96%	89%
Delta Details →	SJC 07:00 → LAX 08:27DL 1654	2h 48m Los Angeles	LAX 11:15 → MSP 16:51DL 413	7h 51m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	SJC 06:00 → SLC 08:55DL 1314	2h 15m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	6h 44m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	SJC 07:20 → SEA 09:49DL 4041 · flown by SkyWest	2h 16m Seattle	SEA 12:05 → MSP 17:37DL 941	8h 16m	99%	86%
Alaska Details →	SJC 06:17 → SEA 08:34AS 1314	3h 17m Seattle	SEA 11:51 → MSP 17:19AS 509	9h 02m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	SJC 09:45 → SLC 12:48DL 4026 · flown by SkyWest	1h 12m Salt Lake City	SLC 14:00 → MSP 17:30DL 2936	5h 47m	95%	83%
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.


Southwest WN 2280 SJC 06:00 → LAS Delta DL 2261 LAS 09:32 → MSP Connection details →	1h 57m	6h 40m	100%	94%
Southwest WN 3489 SJC 06:30 → SAN Delta DL 2121 SAN 11:53 → MSP Connection details →	3h 53m	9h 10m	100%	93%
Southwest WN 3186 SJC 06:25 → PHX Delta DL 2208 PHX 11:51 → MSP Connection details →	3h 31m	8h 31m	100%	92%

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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