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

Kansas City → Fort Lauderdale via Detroit: arrives on time 60%

  1. 14:10 MCI → 17:10 DTW
    DL 2741 · Delta · 1h 58m · 87% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 30m 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 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 165 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 30m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip8h 28mMCI 14:10 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.