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

San Jose → Chicago via Houston: arrives on time 24%

  1. 09:20 SJC → 15:10 HOU
    WN 3673 · Southwest · 3h 50m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:58 HOU → 18:22 MDW
    WN 2042 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 36% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of San Jose). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip7h 03mSJC 09:20 to MDW 18:22, 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.