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

Charlotte → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 61%

  1. 11:35 CLT → 12:35 MDW
    WN 4529 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 40m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:15 MDW → 18:00 DEN
    WN 2769 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 62% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 175 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 40m layover.
Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip8h 25mCLT 11:35 to DEN 18:00, 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.