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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 39%

  1. 16:46 FLL → 18:54 ATL
    DL 1413 · Delta · 2h 10m · 61% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 08m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:02 ATL → 21:12 ORD
    DL 1139 · Delta · 2h 10m · 60% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 1 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip5h 26mFLL 16:46 to ORD 21:12, 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.