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

Chicago → Fort Lauderdale via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 12:50 MDW → 15:49 ATL
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 02m · 86% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 56m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:45 ATL → 19:44 FLL
    DL 1670 · Delta · 1h 59m · 63% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 71 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 56m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip5h 54mMDW 12:50 to FLL 19:44, 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.