Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Raleigh/Durham → Austin via Chicago: arrives on time 37%
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19:28 RDU → 20:28 MDWWN 3766 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 57% on time, 2.0% cancelled
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1h 07m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:35 MDW → 00:10 AUS +1 dayWN 775 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 56% on time, 5.3% cancelled
Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 42mRDU 19:28 to AUS 00:10, 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.