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

Nonstops


Delta	SLC	MSP	2h 32m	88%	0.3%	1,589	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 ahead of Salt Lake City). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	SLC 11:15 → PDX 12:10DL 1209	2h 50m Portland	PDX 15:00 → MSP 20:27DL 1661	8h 12m	99%	91%
Delta Details →	SLC 08:05 → PHX 08:49DL 1447	3h 02m Phoenix	PHX 11:51 → MSP 16:56DL 2208	7h 51m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	SLC 23:35 → ATL 05:15DL 912	2h 10m Atlanta	ATL 07:25 → MSP 09:00 +1DL 2668	8h 25m	98%	89%
Delta Details →	SLC 11:30 → GEG 12:15DL 1452	2h 08m Spokane	GEG 14:23 → MSP 19:15DL 2437	6h 45m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	SLC 08:15 → GEG 09:07DL 4444 · flown by SkyWest	3h 28m Spokane	GEG 12:35 → MSP 17:30DL 1853	8h 15m	100%	87%
United Details →	SLC 05:15 → DEN 06:54UA 5683 · flown by SkyWest	2h 46m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	6h 25m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	SLC 07:49 → LAX 08:50DL 1087	2h 25m Los Angeles	LAX 11:15 → MSP 16:51DL 413	8h 02m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	SLC 07:45 → PDX 08:38DL 1203	3h 08m Portland	PDX 11:46 → MSP 17:03DL 2415	8h 18m	100%	86%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	SLC 11:18 → DFW 15:06AA 2607	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:59 → MSP 18:23AA 2148	6h 05m	72%	37%
American Details →	SLC 14:00 → DFW 17:50AA 2613	1h 01m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → MSP 21:20AA 2806	6h 21m	56%	30%
American Details →	SLC 16:42 → DFW 20:30AA 2594	1h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:30 → MSP 23:57AA 3149	6h 15m	41%	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

PDX · 1h 04m · leaves 08:20 3%

SFO · 1h 14m · leaves 06:05 5%

DEN · 58m · leaves 07:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 48m · leaves 16:18 54%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 16:42 59%

DEN · 50m · leaves 16:45 82%

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 4205 SLC 06:25 → LAS Delta DL 2261 LAS 09:32 → MSP Connection details →	2h 42m	7h 15m	100%	97%
American AA 6327 SLC 07:13 → PHX Delta DL 2208 PHX 11:51 → MSP Connection details →	3h 54m	8h 43m	98%	89%
Alaska AS 3004 SLC 08:20 → PDX Delta DL 2415 PDX 11:46 → MSP Connection details →	2h 20m	7h 43m	100%	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