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

El Paso → San Diego via Denver: arrives on time 4%

  1. 16:30 ELP → 18:20 DEN
    WN 1798 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 26% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:15 DEN → 20:40 SAN
    WN 1703 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 19% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 1 h behind El Paso). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection23%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 77% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time4%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (23%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (19%).
Total trip5h 10mELP 16:30 to SAN 20:40, 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.