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

Austin → Fort Lauderdale via Detroit: arrives on time 78%

  1. 05:20 AUS → 09:21 DTW
    DL 1040 · Delta · 3h 01m · 95% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 09m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:30 DTW → 15:35 FLL
    DL 1294 · Delta · 3h 05m · 81% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 144 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 09m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip9h 15mAUS 05:20 to FLL 15:35, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.