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

Long Beach → Chicago via Austin: arrives on time 62%

  1. 12:35 LGB → 17:30 AUS
    WN 2476 · Southwest · 2h 55m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 30m layover in Austin (AUS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 AUS → 23:35 MDW
    WN 361 · Southwest · 2h 32m · 64% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Long Beach). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 165 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 30m layover.
Arrives on time62%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip8h 57mLGB 12:35 to MDW 23:35, 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.