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

Los Angeles → Nashville via Chicago: arrives on time 26%

  1. 11:45 LAX → 17:40 MDW
    WN 734 · Southwest · 3h 55m · 55% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:40 MDW → 20:10 BNA
    WN 1073 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 50% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip6h 25mLAX 11:45 to BNA 20:10, 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.