Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Salt Lake City → Raleigh/Durham via Chicago: arrives on time 17%
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14:05 SLC → 18:05 MDWWN 3750 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 57% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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50m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:55 MDW → 21:45 RDUWN 4221 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 46% on time, 7.1% cancelled
Total trip 5h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Raleigh/Durham is 2 h ahead of Salt Lake City). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection40%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 60% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (40%) × second flight not cancelled (7.1% are) and within 15 minutes (46%).
Total trip5h 45mSLC 14:05 to RDU 21:45, 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.