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

San Francisco → Chicago via San Diego: arrives on time 44%

  1. 12:30 SFO → 14:10 SAN
    WN 3525 · Southwest · 1h 40m · 45% on time, 8.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 20m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:30 SAN → 23:25 MDW
    WN 3448 · Southwest · 3h 55m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 155 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 20m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (8.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip8h 55mSFO 12:30 to MDW 23:25, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.