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

Fort Lauderdale → Indianapolis via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 18%

  1. 17:29 FLL → 19:48 DFW
    AA 1862 · American · 3h 20m · 44% on time, 7.5% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:44 DFW → 23:58 IND
    AA 766 · American · 2h 14m · 50% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection40%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 60% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (7.5% are) × connection made (40%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip6h 29mFLL 17:29 to IND 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.