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

Kansas City → Portland via Denver: arrives on time 19%

  1. 16:15 MCI → 17:05 DEN
    WN 2549 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 40% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:15 DEN → 20:00 PDX
    WN 1669 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 41% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 2 h behind Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection45%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 55% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (45%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip5h 45mMCI 16:15 to PDX 20:00, 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.