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

Chicago → Santa Ana via Sacramento: arrives on time 84%

10:20 MDW → 12:40 SMF

WN 2094 · Southwest · 4h 20m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled
3h 25m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
16:05 SMF → 17:35 SNA

WN 3833 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 160 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.

Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).

Total trip9h 15mMDW 10:20 to SNA 17:35, 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.