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

San Diego → Austin via San Jose: arrives on time 9%

  1. 16:10 SAN → 17:35 SJC
    WN 3540 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 31% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in San Jose (SJC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:25 SJC → 23:38 AUS
    WN 4210 · Southwest · 3h 25m · 66% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 2 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection14%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 86% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time9%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (14%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip5h 40mSAN 16:10 to AUS 23:38, 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.