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

San Jose → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 55%

  1. 10:40 SJC → 16:45 MDW
    WN 4357 · Southwest · 4h 05m · 65% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:00 MDW → 19:45 DEN
    WN 1497 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h ahead of San Jose). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection81%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 19% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (81%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip8h 05mSJC 10:40 to DEN 19:45, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.