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

Omaha → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 45%

  1. 13:10 OMA → 14:35 MDW
    WN 4470 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 96% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 25m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:00 MDW → 20:20 LAX
    WN 188 · Southwest · 4h 20m · 47% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Omaha). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 160 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip9h 10mOMA 13:10 to LAX 20:20, 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.