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

Fort Lauderdale → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 09:57 FLL → 11:45 ATL
    DL 1334 · Delta · 1h 48m · 91% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 30m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:15 ATL → 16:15 MDW
    DL 1728 · Delta · 2h 00m · 77% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 165 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 30m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 18mFLL 09:57 to MDW 16:15, 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.