Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Chicago via Denver: arrives on time 10%
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14:45 LAX → 18:05 DENWN 2392 · Southwest · 2h 20m · 39% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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55m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:00 DEN → 22:28 MDWWN 1614 · Southwest · 2h 28m · 30% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection35%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 65% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time10%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (35%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (30%).
Total trip5h 43mLAX 14:45 to MDW 22:28, 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.