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

Dallas → El Paso via Chicago: arrives on time 60%

  1. 10:05 DAL → 12:20 MDW
    WN 1357 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 85% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 35m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:55 MDW → 16:00 ELP
    WN 2774 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 66% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (El Paso is 1 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 50 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 35m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip6h 55mDAL 10:05 to ELP 16:00, 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.