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

Chicago → Albuquerque via Austin: arrives on time 66%

  1. 18:20 MDW → 20:55 AUS
    WN 3171 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 53% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 30m layover in Austin (AUS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:25 AUS → 23:15 ABQ
    WN 249 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Albuquerque is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 30m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip5h 55mMDW 18:20 to ABQ 23:15, 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.