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

Chicago → Washington via Dallas: arrives on time 65%

  1. 05:00 MDW → 07:15 DAL
    WN 1377 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 96% on time, 3.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 05m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:20 DAL → 13:15 DCA
    WN 2559 · Southwest · 2h 55m · 70% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip7h 15mMDW 05:00 to DCA 13:15, 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.