Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Raleigh/Durham → Fort Lauderdale via Atlanta: arrives on time 37%
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12:10 RDU → 13:51 ATLF9 1669 · Frontier · 1h 41m · 67% on time, 0.5% cancelled
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1h 03m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:54 ATL → 16:55 FLLF9 3014 · Frontier · 2h 01m · 56% on time, 3.4% cancelled
Total trip 4h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (3.4% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip4h 45mRDU 12:10 to FLL 16:55, 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.