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

Kansas City → San Diego via Denver: arrives on time 28%

  1. 15:05 MCI → 15:55 DEN
    WN 1563 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:55 DEN → 18:20 SAN
    WN 4160 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 41% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip5h 15mMCI 15:05 to SAN 18:20, 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.