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

Birmingham → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 96%

  1. 05:00 BHM → 06:50 MDW
    WN 442 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 100% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:05 MDW → 11:20 LGA
    WN 2038 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time96%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip5h 20mBHM 05:00 to LGA 11:20, 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.