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

Denver → Columbus via Dallas: arrives on time 18%

  1. 15:55 DEN → 19:00 DAL
    WN 1388 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 38% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:10 DAL → 23:32 CMH
    WN 1289 · Southwest · 2h 22m · 35% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 2 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (35%).
Total trip5h 37mDEN 15:55 to CMH 23:32, 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.