Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Raleigh/Durham → Austin via Nashville: arrives on time 30%
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21:15 RDU → 21:45 BNAWN 3421 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 61% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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50m layover in Nashville (BNA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:35 BNA → 00:50 AUS +1 dayWN 454 · Southwest · 2h 10m · 54% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (54%).
Total trip4h 30mRDU 21:15 to AUS 00:50, 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.