Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Take the nonstop: Southwest RNO → MDW (3h 45m) reaches Chicago on time 9 times in 10; the most reliable connection, Southwest via Denver (5h 25m), 78%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	RNO	MDW	3h 45m	90%	0.0%	102	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Chicago on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Reno). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	RNO 17:15 → SAN 18:55WN 4485	3h 45m San Diego	SAN 22:40 → MDW 04:40 +1WN 257	9h 25m	96%	89%
Southwest Details →	RNO 19:30 → SJC 20:42WN 2496	2h 13m San Jose	SJC 22:55 → MDW 05:00 +1WN 3886	7h 30m	92%	87%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	RNO 22:54 → ATL 06:16DL 391	3h 44m Atlanta	ATL 10:00 → MDW 11:00 +1WN 224	10h 06m	97%	85%
Southwest Details →	RNO 19:45 → LAS 21:10WN 2177	2h 45m Las Vegas	LAS 23:55 → MDW 05:25 +1WN 2276	7h 40m	100%	84%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	RNO 18:35 → LAX 20:30UA 5908 · flown by SkyWest	3h 25m Los Angeles	LAX 23:55 → MDW 05:55 +1WN 2413	9h 20m	99%	83%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	RNO 19:07 → PHX 20:59AA 4053 · flown by Envoy	2h 56m Phoenix	PHX 23:55 → MDW 05:10 +1WN 3298	8h 03m	96%	79%
Southwest Details →	RNO 06:00 → DEN 09:05WN 3890	55m Denver	DEN 10:00 → MDW 13:25WN 755	5h 25m	90%	78%
Southwest Details →	RNO 05:20 → LAS 06:40WN 3445	1h 40m Las Vegas	LAS 08:20 → MDW 13:55WN 2271	6h 35m	98%	73%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

LAS · 1h 10m · leaves 08:40 2%

DEN · 55m · leaves 06:00 10%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON