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

Denver → Chicago via Wichita: arrives on time 81%

  1. 09:55 DEN → 12:27 ICT
    UA 5497 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 32m · 91% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 28m layover in Wichita (ICT) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 15:55 ICT → 17:55 MDW
    WN 1276 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 85% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 118 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 28m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 00mDEN 09:55 to MDW 17:55, 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.