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

Chicago → Oklahoma City via Houston: arrives on time 23%

  1. 19:15 MDW → 21:50 HOU
    WN 1431 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 51% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:45 HOU → 00:10 OKC +1 day
    WN 4641 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 52% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection46%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 54% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (46%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip4h 55mMDW 19:15 to OKC 00:10, 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.