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

Houston → Fort Lauderdale via Atlanta: arrives on time 51%

  1. 09:42 IAH → 12:48 ATL
    DL 1585 · Delta · 2h 06m · 78% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:45 ATL → 15:41 FLL
    DL 1413 · Delta · 1h 55m · 73% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip4h 58mIAH 09:42 to FLL 15:41, 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.