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

Kansas City → Chicago via Las Vegas: arrives on time 11%

  1. 17:25 MCI → 18:25 LAS
    WN 4240 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 40% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Las Vegas (LAS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:20 LAS → 01:30 MDW +1 day
    WN 3200 · Southwest · 3h 35m · 28% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection38%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 62% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (38%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (28%).
Total trip7h 30mMCI 17:25 to MDW 01:30, 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.