Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Chicago → Dallas via Atlanta: arrives on time 65%

  1. 11:00 MDW → 13:50 ATL
    WN 4606 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 38% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 48m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 16:38 ATL → 17:55 DAL
    DL 2780 · Delta · 2h 17m · 79% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 78 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 48m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip6h 55mMDW 11:00 to DAL 17:55, 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.