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

Chicago → Fort Lauderdale via Detroit: arrives on time 58%

  1. 13:26 MDW → 15:44 DTW
    DL 4688 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 18m · 81% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 4h 56m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:40 DTW → 23:42 FLL
    DL 2296 · Delta · 2h 58m · 61% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 9h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 251 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 56m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip9h 12mMDW 13:26 to FLL 23:42, 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.