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

Dallas → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 41%

  1. 16:50 DAL → 19:05 MDW
    WN 36 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 30% on time, 3.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 25m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:30 MDW → 00:12 SFO +1 day
    WN 2893 · Southwest · 4h 42m · 51% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 100 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 25m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip9h 22mDAL 16:50 to SFO 00:12, 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.