Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Fort Lauderdale via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 15%
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13:53 LAX → 19:14 DFWAA 2041 · American · 3h 21m · 49% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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54m 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 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection43%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 57% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (43%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip7h 05mLAX 13:53 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.