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

Denver → Fort Lauderdale via Atlanta: arrives on time 47%

  1. 10:58 DEN → 15:54 ATL
    DL 346 · Delta · 3h 00m · 80% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:44 ATL → 18:42 FLL
    DL 1295 · Delta · 1h 59m · 70% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 2 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 45mDEN 10:58 to FLL 18:42, 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.