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

Chicago → Las Vegas via Denver: arrives on time 21%

  1. 16:15 MDW → 18:00 DEN
    WN 2769 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 62% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:00 DEN → 20:00 LAS
    WN 1565 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 36% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Las Vegas is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip5h 45mMDW 16:15 to LAS 20:00, 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.