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

Los Angeles → Austin via Denver: arrives on time 10%

  1. 14:45 LAX → 18:05 DEN
    WN 2392 · Southwest · 2h 20m · 39% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:05 DEN → 22:20 AUS
    WN 1950 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 28% on time, 5.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection39%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 61% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time10%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (39%) × second flight not cancelled (5.9% are) and within 15 minutes (28%).
Total trip5h 35mLAX 14:45 to AUS 22:20, 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.