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

Charlotte → Fort Lauderdale via Detroit: arrives on time 72%

  1. 09:42 CLT → 11:30 DTW
    DL 1639 · Delta · 1h 48m · 91% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:30 DTW → 15:35 FLL
    DL 1294 · Delta · 3h 05m · 81% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 53mCLT 09:42 to FLL 15:35, 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.