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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago via Austin: arrives on time 84%

  1. 07:00 DFW → 08:04 AUS
    AA 3401 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 04m · 90% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 21m layover in Austin (AUS) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:25 AUS → 12:55 MDW
    WN 4077 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 90% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 51 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 21m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 55mDFW 07:00 to MDW 12:55, 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.