Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Baltimore → Chicago via Orlando: arrives on time 32%
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17:40 BWI → 20:15 MCOWN 172 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 47% on time, 6.9% cancelled
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1h 45m layover in Orlando (MCO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:00 MCO → 22:00 MDWWN 4762 · Southwest · 2h 50m · 50% on time, 3.5% cancelled
Total trip 7h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Baltimore). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 60 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 45m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (6.9% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (3.5% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip7h 10mBWI 17:40 to MDW 22:00, 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.