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

Atlanta → San Diego via Austin: arrives on time 29%

  1. 09:50 ATL → 11:10 AUS
    WN 4777 · Southwest · 2h 20m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Austin (AUS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:00 AUS → 12:50 SAN
    WN 389 · Southwest · 2h 50m · 44% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip6h 00mATL 09:50 to SAN 12:50, 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.