Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Minneapolis → Boston via Baltimore: arrives on time 30%
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18:00 MSP → 21:25 BWIWN 2963 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 57% on time, 2.4% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Baltimore (BWI) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:30 BWI → 00:10 BOS +1 dayWN 892 · Southwest · 1h 35m · 56% on time, 8.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (8.8% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 05mMSP 18:00 to BOS 00:10, 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.