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

Buffalo → Fort Lauderdale via Charlotte: arrives on time 42%

  1. 13:47 BUF → 15:49 CLT
    AA 1616 · American · 2h 02m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:45 CLT → 18:51 FLL
    AA 1861 · American · 2h 06m · 64% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip5h 04mBUF 13:47 to FLL 18:51, 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.