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

Boston → Dallas via Chicago: arrives on time 63%

  1. 07:30 BOS → 09:10 MDW
    WN 745 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 91% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:00 MDW → 12:15 DAL
    WN 1487 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip5h 45mBOS 07:30 to DAL 12:15, 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.