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

Austin → Salt Lake City via Phoenix: arrives on time 15%

  1. 21:35 AUS → 22:00 PHX
    WN 378 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:50 PHX → 01:28 SLC +1 day
    WN 849 · Southwest · 1h 38m · 40% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Salt Lake City is 1 h behind Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 24 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 time15%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (40%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (40%).
Total trip4h 53mAUS 21:35 to SLC 01:28, 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.