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

Austin → Chicago via Kansas City: arrives on time 75%

  1. 07:00 AUS → 08:50 MCI
    WN 4941 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 96% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 48m layover in Kansas City (MCI) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:38 MCI → 13:02 MDW
    WN 2571 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 81% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 123 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 48m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip6h 03mAUS 07:00 to MDW 13:02, 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.