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

Houston → Omaha via Chicago: arrives on time 56%

  1. 15:58 HOU → 18:22 MDW
    WN 2042 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 36% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 03m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:25 MDW → 22:55 OMA
    WN 2845 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 62% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 138 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 03m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip6h 57mHOU 15:58 to OMA 22:55, 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.