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

Spokane → Los Angeles via Denver: arrives on time 11%

  1. 14:15 GEG → 17:30 DEN
    WN 1880 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 59% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:45 DEN → 20:15 LAX
    WN 2217 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 16% on time, 3.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (3.5% are) and within 15 minutes (16%).
Total trip6h 00mGEG 14:15 to LAX 20:15, 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.