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

Washington → Chicago via Austin: arrives on time 22%

  1. 17:25 DCA → 19:50 AUS
    WN 2593 · Southwest · 3h 25m · 14% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m 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 7h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection35%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 65% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (35%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip7h 07mDCA 17:25 to MDW 23:35, 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.