Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Chicago via Houston: arrives on time 14%
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14:10 LAX → 19:35 HOUWN 3225 · Southwest · 3h 20m · 24% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:45 HOU → 23:10 MDWWN 2044 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 38% on time, 1.8% cancelled
Total trip 7h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection37%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 63% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time14%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (37%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (38%).
Total trip7h 00mLAX 14:10 to MDW 23:10, 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.