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

Dallas → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:00 DAL → 08:15 MDW
    WN 1355 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 55m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:10 MDW → 12:30 LAX
    WN 2433 · Southwest · 4h 20m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 70 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 55m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip8h 30mDAL 06:00 to LAX 12:30, 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.