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

Boston → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 65%

  1. 07:30 BOS → 09:10 MDW
    WN 745 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 91% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:15 MDW → 11:45 MSP
    WN 2869 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 15mBOS 07:30 to MSP 11:45, 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.