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

Houston → Birmingham via Chicago: arrives on time 66%

  1. 08:10 HOU → 10:40 MDW
    WN 1294 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 52m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:32 MDW → 16:12 BHM
    WN 496 · Southwest · 1h 40m · 67% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 187 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 52m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip8h 02mHOU 08:10 to BHM 16:12, 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.