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

New York → Chicago via Nashville: arrives on time 13%

  1. 17:30 LGA → 19:25 BNA
    WN 2448 · Southwest · 2h 55m · 53% on time, 19.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Nashville (BNA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:25 BNA → 21:55 MDW
    WN 4286 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 29% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time13%First flight not cancelled (19.0% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (29%).
Total trip5h 25mLGA 17:30 to MDW 21:55, 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.