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

San Francisco → Fort Lauderdale via Los Angeles: arrives on time 50%

  1. 20:03 SFO → 21:40 LAX
    DL 1559 · Delta · 1h 37m · 67% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:45 LAX → 06:46 FLL +1 day
    DL 477 · Delta · 5h 01m · 73% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip7h 43mSFO 20:03 to FLL 06:46, 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.