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

Dallas → Chicago via Denver: arrives on time 22%

  1. 17:55 DAL → 19:25 DEN
    WN 1303 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 52% on time, 3.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 25m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:50 DEN → 00:15 MDW +1 day
    WN 1615 · Southwest · 2h 22m · 36% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection63%The first flight arrived more than 40 minutes late on 37% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 25m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (3.5% are) × connection made (63%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip6h 17mDAL 17:55 to MDW 00:15, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

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