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

Washington → Austin via Chicago: arrives on time 73%

  1. 07:30 DCA → 08:25 MDW
    WN 1442 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 88% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 23m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:48 MDW → 12:22 AUS
    WN 2727 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 84% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 38 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 23m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip5h 53mDCA 07:30 to AUS 12:22, 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.