Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Denver → Salt Lake City via Chicago: arrives on time 15%
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17:35 DEN → 21:00 MDWWN 1604 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 27% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:05 MDW → 00:32 SLC +1 dayWN 2660 · Southwest · 3h 28m · 52% on time, 3.8% cancelled
Total trip 6h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection29%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 71% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (29%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip6h 58mDEN 17:35 to SLC 00:32, 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.