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

Denver → Fort Lauderdale via Atlanta: arrives on time 54%

  1. 09:40 DEN → 14:35 ATL
    DL 2235 · Delta · 2h 56m · 86% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:28 ATL → 17:25 FLL
    DL 2345 · Delta · 1h 57m · 68% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 2 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection81%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 19% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (81%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 45mDEN 09:40 to FLL 17:25, 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.