Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Chicago → Austin via Houston: arrives on time 38%
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11:50 MDW → 14:25 HOUWN 709 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:35 HOU → 16:30 AUSWN 352 · Southwest · 55m · 60% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip4h 40mMDW 11:50 to AUS 16:30, 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.