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

Phoenix → Denver via Las Vegas: arrives on time 32%

  1. 16:00 PHX → 17:10 LAS
    WN 3283 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 41% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Las Vegas (LAS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:30 LAS → 21:25 DEN
    WN 3843 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 50% on time, 3.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h ahead of Phoenix). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (3.5% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 25mPHX 16:00 to DEN 21:25, 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.