Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Fort Lauderdale via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 20%
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16:00 LGA → 19:15 DFWAA 1608 · American · 4h 15m · 63% on time, 3.5% cancelled
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53m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:08 DFW → 23:58 FLLAA 1393 · American · 2h 50m · 36% on time, 2.2% cancelled
Total trip 7h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (3.5% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip7h 58mLGA 16:00 to FLL 23:58, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.