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

Los Angeles → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 93%

  1. 23:55 LAX → 05:55 MDW
    WN 2413 · Southwest · 4h 00m · 86% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 55m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:50 MDW → 10:55 CLT +1 day
    WN 2749 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 70 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 55m layover.
Arrives on time93%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip8h 00mLAX 23:55 to CLT 10:55, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.