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

Spokane → Santa Ana via Denver: arrives on time 23%

  1. 14:15 GEG → 17:30 DEN
    WN 1880 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 59% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:32 DEN → 20:00 SNA
    WN 1748 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 40% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (40%).
Total trip5h 47mGEG 14:15 to SNA 20:00, 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.