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

Fort Lauderdale → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 19%

  1. 17:28 FLL → 19:59 ORD
    AA 2440 · American · 3h 43m · 32% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 08m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:07 ORD → 23:51 IAH
    AA 3144 · American · 2h 44m · 53% on time, 5.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection39%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 61% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (39%) × second flight not cancelled (5.5% are) and within 15 minutes (53%).
Total trip7h 23mFLL 17:28 to IAH 23:51, 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.