Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Chicago via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 37%
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10:15 LAX → 13:00 SLCWN 4322 · Southwest · 1h 45m · 65% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:05 SLC → 18:05 MDWWN 3750 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 57% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip5h 50mLAX 10:15 to MDW 18:05, 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.