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

Austin → Charleston via Chicago: arrives on time 23%

  1. 15:30 AUS → 18:00 MDW
    WN 360 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 18% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 45m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:45 MDW → 22:52 CHS
    WN 2042 · Southwest · 2h 08m · 32% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charleston is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection79%The first flight arrived more than 60 minutes late on 21% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 45m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (79%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (32%).
Total trip6h 23mAUS 15:30 to CHS 22:52, 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.