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

Washington → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 86%

  1. 06:55 DCA → 08:50 ATL
    WN 4969 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:00 ATL → 11:00 MDW
    WN 224 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip5h 05mDCA 06:55 to MDW 11:00, 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.