Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Austin → Baltimore via Chicago: arrives on time 11%
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15:30 AUS → 18:00 MDWWN 360 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 18% on time, 3.4% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:00 MDW → 21:55 BWIWN 2745 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 66% on time, 4.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Baltimore is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection18%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 82% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (18%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip5h 25mAUS 15:30 to BWI 21:55, 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.