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

Atlanta → Dallas via Denver: arrives on time 8%

  1. 18:20 ATL → 19:40 DEN
    WN 3002 · Southwest · 3h 20m · 44% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:30 DEN → 23:30 DAL
    WN 1523 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 41% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection21%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 79% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time8%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (21%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip6h 10mATL 18:20 to DAL 23:30, 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.