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

Santa Ana → Fort Lauderdale via Detroit: arrives on time 52%

  1. 11:44 SNA → 19:06 DTW
    DL 1856 · Delta · 4h 22m · 55% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 34m 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 8h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 49 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 34m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip8h 54mSNA 11:44 to FLL 23:42, 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.