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

Fort Lauderdale → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 17%

  1. 19:11 FLL → 21:23 DFW
    AA 1868 · American · 3h 12m · 30% on time, 5.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:38 DFW → 23:56 HOU
    AA 5465 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 18m · 50% on time, 6.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 17 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection38%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 62% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (5.1% are) × connection made (38%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 45mFLL 19:11 to HOU 23:56, 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.