Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Atlanta → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 17%
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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 10m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:40 MDW → 00:12 HOU +1 dayWN 954 · Southwest · 2h 32m · 42% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 5h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection40%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 60% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (40%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (42%).
Total trip5h 37mATL 19:35 to HOU 00:12, 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.