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

St Louis → Fort Lauderdale via Detroit: arrives on time 63%

  1. 10:20 STL → 12:55 DTW
    DL 2868 · Delta · 1h 35m · 92% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:56 DTW → 19:00 FLL
    DL 1037 · Delta · 3h 05m · 66% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of St Louis). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 136 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip7h 41mSTL 10:20 to FLL 19:00, 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.