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

Austin → Denver via Tampa: arrives on time 17%

  1. 16:25 AUS → 19:55 TPA
    WN 4618 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 48% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Tampa (TPA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:45 TPA → 22:45 DEN
    WN 4620 · Southwest · 3h 55m · 58% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection29%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 71% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (29%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip7h 15mAUS 16:25 to DEN 22:45, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.