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

Memphis → Dallas via Chicago: arrives on time 38%

  1. 15:35 MEM → 17:10 MDW
    WN 3345 · Southwest · 1h 35m · 61% on time, 3.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:25 MDW → 20:40 DAL
    WN 2961 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 58% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (3.5% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip5h 05mMEM 15:35 to DAL 20:40, 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.