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

Kansas City → Seattle via Denver: arrives on time 24%

  1. 16:15 MCI → 17:05 DEN
    WN 2549 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 40% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 45m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:50 DEN → 21:50 SEA
    WN 1716 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 33% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 2 h behind Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 120 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 45m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (33%).
Total trip7h 35mMCI 16:15 to SEA 21:50, 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.