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

Chicago → Long Beach via Denver: arrives on time 50%

  1. 14:30 MDW → 16:10 DEN
    WN 2768 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 52% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 05m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:15 DEN → 20:00 LGB
    WN 1037 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 56% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Long Beach is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip7h 25mMDW 14:30 to LGB 20:00, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.