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

Chicago → Fort Lauderdale via Detroit: arrives on time 67%

  1. 09:17 MDW → 11:35 DTW
    DL 4674 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 18m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:30 DTW → 15:35 FLL
    DL 1294 · Delta · 3h 05m · 81% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 18mMDW 09:17 to FLL 15:35, 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.