Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 82% on time.

Nonstops


Delta	STL	MSP	1h 41m	84%	1.1%	1,596	Flying now
Southwest	STL	MSP	1h 30m	77%	0.5%	652	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	STL 09:08 → ORD 10:36AA 4104 · flown by Envoy	1h 09m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	4h 19m	95%	86%
United Details →	STL 05:10 → DEN 06:32UA 362	3h 08m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	7h 30m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	STL 06:00 → ATL 08:38DL 1524	1h 17m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	5h 30m	97%	86%
United Details →	STL 06:00 → ORD 07:30UA 2805	1h 20m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	4h 36m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	STL 07:08 → ATL 09:45DL 1536	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	6h 49m	99%	84%
American Details →	STL 06:55 → ORD 08:23AA 1926	3h 24m Chicago	ORD 11:47 → MSP 13:32AA 3375 · flown by Envoy	6h 37m	97%	84%
Southwest Details →	STL 05:45 → DEN 07:00WN 3909	3h 10m Denver	DEN 10:10 → MSP 13:10WN 3973	7h 25m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	STL 08:00 → SLC 10:12DL 2363	58m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:44DL 2924	6h 44m	91%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	STL 20:14 → ORD 21:45AA 4144 · flown by Envoy	51m Chicago	ORD 22:36 → MSP 00:22 +1AA 4472 · flown by Republic	4h 08m	55%	31%
American Details →	STL 13:14 → DFW 15:10AA 5655 · flown by PSA	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:59 → MSP 18:23AA 2148	5h 09m	56%	28%
American Details →	STL 17:13 → DFW 19:15AA 2712	2h 15m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:30 → MSP 23:57AA 3149	6h 44m	67%	26%

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

ATL · 1h 17m · leaves 06:00 3%

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 09:08 4%

DEN · 1h 08m · leaves 05:10 7%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 56m · leaves 18:58 18%

DFW · 49m · leaves 13:14 44%

ORD · 51m · leaves 20:14 45%

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 4775 STL 08:15 → MKE Delta DL 561 MKE 12:07 → MSP Connection details →	2h 42m	5h 14m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 1008 STL 05:40 → MDW Delta DL 5469 MDW 09:54 → MSP Connection details →	3h 09m	5h 55m	98%	86%
United UA 4423 STL 07:20 → ORD American AA 3719 ORD 11:45 → MSP Connection details →	2h 45m	6h 07m	95%	85%

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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