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

Detroit → Phoenix via Chicago: arrives on time 63%

  1. 08:40 DTW → 08:55 MDW
    WN 1781 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 86% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 25m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:20 MDW → 12:55 PHX
    WN 4189 · Southwest · 3h 35m · 66% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Phoenix is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 100 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 25m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip7h 15mDTW 08:40 to PHX 12:55, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.