Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Chicago → Albuquerque via Denver: arrives on time 29%
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16:15 MDW → 18:00 DENWN 2769 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 62% on time, 1.7% cancelled
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50m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:50 DEN → 20:15 ABQWN 138 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 56% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Albuquerque is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 00mMDW 16:15 to ABQ 20:15, 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.