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

Austin → Reno via Denver: arrives on time 22%

  1. 18:35 AUS → 20:05 DEN
    WN 2573 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 46% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:08 DEN → 22:32 RNO
    WN 1696 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 47% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Reno is 2 h behind Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip5h 58mAUS 18:35 to RNO 22:32, 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.