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

Chicago → Colorado Springs via Denver: arrives on time 21%

  1. 18:00 MDW → 19:45 DEN
    WN 1497 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:55 DEN → 21:45 COS
    WN 3811 · Southwest · 52m · 29% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Colorado Springs is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (29%).
Total trip4h 47mMDW 18:00 to COS 21:45, 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.