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

Nashville → Orlando via Chicago: arrives on time 33%

  1. 21:40 BNA → 19:10 MDW
    WN 578 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 42% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 25m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:35 MDW → 00:35 MCO +1 day
    WN 2821 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 47% on time, 3.5% cancelled

Total trip 1h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Orlando is 1 h ahead of Nashville). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 40 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 25m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (3.5% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip1h 30mBNA 21:40 to MCO 00:35, 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.