Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Fort Lauderdale → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 14%
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17:28 FLL → 19:59 ORDAA 2440 · American · 3h 43m · 32% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:59 ORD → 23:32 DFWAA 2600 · American · 2h 33m · 52% on time, 13.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection32%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 68% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time14%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (32%) × second flight not cancelled (13.0% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip7h 04mFLL 17:28 to DFW 23:32, 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.