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

Fort Lauderdale → Buffalo via New York: arrives on time 40%

  1. 11:29 FLL → 14:27 LGA
    DL 2465 · Delta · 2h 58m · 70% on time, 3.8% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:15 LGA → 16:50 BUF
    DL 5792 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 35m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 21mFLL 11:29 to BUF 16:50, 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.