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

Chicago → Long Beach via Denver: arrives on time 47%

  1. 11:10 MDW → 12:40 DEN
    WN 2960 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 25m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:05 DEN → 15:35 LGB
    WN 4259 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 51% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Long Beach is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 40 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 25m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip6h 20mMDW 11:10 to LGB 15:35, 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.