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

Denver → Portland via San Jose: arrives on time 26%

  1. 18:55 DEN → 20:25 SJC
    WN 1727 · Southwest · 2h 32m · 29% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in San Jose (SJC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:40 SJC → 23:20 PDX
    WN 384 · Southwest · 1h 45m · 55% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 1 h behind Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection49%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 51% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip5h 30mDEN 18:55 to PDX 23:20, 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.