Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Boston → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 85%

  1. 05:30 BOS → 08:15 ATL
    DL 2242 · Delta · 2h 45m · 96% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 45m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:00 ATL → 11:00 MDW
    WN 224 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 25 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 45m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip6h 30mBOS 05:30 to MDW 11:00, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.