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

Los Angeles → Fort Lauderdale via Atlanta: arrives on time 43%

  1. 09:33 LAX → 16:45 ATL
    DL 327 · Delta · 4h 12m · 72% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m 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 7h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip7h 11mLAX 09:33 to FLL 19:44, 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.