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

Long Beach → Chicago via Denver: arrives on time 59%

  1. 07:55 LGB → 11:10 DEN
    WN 4574 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 100% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 50m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:00 DEN → 18:20 MDW
    WN 1603 · Southwest · 2h 20m · 61% on time, 3.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Long Beach). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 185 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 50m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (3.4% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip8h 25mLGB 07:55 to MDW 18:20, 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.