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

Austin → Chicago via Los Angeles: arrives on time 69%

  1. 21:30 AUS → 22:38 LAX
    WN 65 · Southwest · 3h 10m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 17m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:55 LAX → 05:55 MDW +1 day
    WN 2413 · Southwest · 4h 00m · 86% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection82%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 18% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (82%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 25mAUS 21:30 to MDW 05:55, 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.