Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
El Paso → Chicago via Dallas: arrives on time 23%
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18:15 ELP → 21:05 DALWN 1795 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 42% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 17m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:22 DAL → 01:00 MDW +1 dayWN 1359 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 34% on time, 6.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of El Paso). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (6.0% are) and within 15 minutes (34%).
Total trip5h 22mELP 18:15 to MDW 01:00, 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.