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

Santa Ana → Chicago via San Jose: arrives on time 79%

  1. 19:55 SNA → 21:10 SJC
    WN 4936 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 64% on time, 5.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 45m layover in San Jose (SJC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:55 SJC → 05:00 MDW +1 day
    WN 3886 · Southwest · 4h 05m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 60 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 45m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (5.9% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip7h 05mSNA 19:55 to MDW 05:00, 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.