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

Seattle → Denver via Oakland: arrives on time 11%

  1. 10:25 SEA → 12:35 OAK
    WN 1713 · Southwest · 2h 10m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Oakland (OAK) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:25 OAK → 16:50 DEN
    WN 3043 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 39% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h ahead of Seattle). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection29%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 71% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (29%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (39%).
Total trip5h 25mSEA 10:25 to DEN 16:50, 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.