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

Portland → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 31%

  1. 11:50 PDX → 17:45 MDW
    WN 3202 · Southwest · 3h 55m · 63% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:50 MDW → 21:48 CLT
    WN 4194 · Southwest · 1h 58m · 44% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Portland). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip6h 58mPDX 11:50 to CLT 21:48, 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.