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

Denver → Fort Lauderdale via Detroit: arrives on time 44%

  1. 14:59 DEN → 19:53 DTW
    DL 1648 · Delta · 2h 53m · 83% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:40 DTW → 23:42 FLL
    DL 2296 · Delta · 2h 58m · 61% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 2 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip6h 39mDEN 14:59 to FLL 23:42, 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.