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

Indianapolis → San Diego via Chicago: arrives on time 44%

  1. 17:40 IND → 17:55 MDW
    WN 961 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 87% on time, 6.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 15m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:10 MDW → 23:25 SAN
    WN 2884 · Southwest · 4h 15m · 52% on time, 8.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Indianapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 150 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 15m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (6.1% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (8.8% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip8h 45mIND 17:40 to SAN 23:25, 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.