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

Chicago → Bozeman via Denver: arrives on time 42%

  1. 16:15 MDW → 18:00 DEN
    WN 2769 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 62% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 10m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:10 DEN → 22:58 BZN
    WN 1505 · Southwest · 1h 45m · 46% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Bozeman is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 145 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 10m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (46%).
Total trip7h 40mMDW 16:15 to BZN 22:58, 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.