Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Atlanta → Kansas City via Chicago: arrives on time 23%
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19:35 ATL → 20:30 MDWWN 233 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 31% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 15m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:45 MDW → 23:20 MCIWN 2814 · Southwest · 1h 32m · 58% on time, 8.8% cancelled
Total trip 4h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection43%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 57% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (43%) × second flight not cancelled (8.8% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip4h 42mATL 19:35 to MCI 23:20, 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.