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

Raleigh/Durham → Austin via St Louis: arrives on time 17%

  1. 19:50 RDU → 20:55 STL
    WN 3457 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 33% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in St Louis (STL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:55 STL → 23:55 AUS
    WN 4515 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 51% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection33%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 67% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (33%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip5h 05mRDU 19:50 to AUS 23:55, 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.