Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nashville → Atlanta via Chicago: arrives on time 9%
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16:15 BNA → 17:50 MDWWN 2241 · Southwest · 1h 35m · 27% on time, 2.4% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:50 MDW → 21:45 ATLWN 4140 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 36% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 4h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Nashville). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection27%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 73% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time9%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (27%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip4h 30mBNA 16:15 to ATL 21:45, 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.