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

Houston → Fort Lauderdale via Philadelphia: arrives on time 39%

  1. 07:01 IAH → 11:23 PHL
    AA 2561 · American · 3h 22m · 73% on time, 6.6% cancelled
  2. 49m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:12 PHL → 15:05 FLL
    AA 1855 · American · 2h 53m · 66% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (6.6% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip7h 04mIAH 07:01 to FLL 15:05, 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.