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

Portland → Kansas City via Denver: arrives on time 23%

14:45 PDX → 18:20 DEN

WN 2519 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 51% on time, 0.0% cancelled
1h 15m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
19:35 DEN → 22:15 MCI

WN 1589 · Southwest · 1h 42m · 36% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 2 h ahead of Portland). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.

Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).

Total trip5h 32mPDX 14:45 to MCI 22:15, 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.