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

Fort Lauderdale → Charlotte via Atlanta: arrives on time 48%

  1. 12:08 FLL → 14:10 ATL
    DL 1271 · Delta · 2h 03m · 78% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:00 ATL → 16:18 CLT
    DL 3031 · Delta · 1h 18m · 74% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip4h 10mFLL 12:08 to CLT 16:18, 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.