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

Long Beach → Dallas via Chicago: arrives on time 50%

  1. 08:15 LGB → 14:05 MDW
    WN 4542 · Southwest · 3h 50m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 15m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:20 MDW → 18:35 DAL
    WN 2758 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 52% on time, 4.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 2 h ahead of Long Beach). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 90 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 15m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip8h 20mLGB 08:15 to DAL 18:35, 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.