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

Philadelphia → Dallas via Denver: arrives on time 25%

  1. 16:50 PHL → 18:55 DEN
    WN 3221 · Southwest · 4h 05m · 33% on time, 3.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 35m 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 7h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 1 h behind Philadelphia). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 50 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 35m layover.
Arrives on time25%First flight not cancelled (3.5% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip7h 40mPHL 16:50 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.