Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Cleveland → Nashville via Chicago: arrives on time 54%

  1. 19:10 CLE → 19:35 MDW
    WN 1163 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 71% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 05m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:40 MDW → 23:05 BNA
    WN 4091 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 65% on time, 5.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 1 h behind Cleveland). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip5h 00mCLE 19:10 to BNA 23:05, 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.