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

Chicago → San Juan via Fort Lauderdale: arrives on time 37%

  1. 07:52 ORD → 12:12 FLL
    F9 2205 · Frontier · 3h 17m · 68% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:17 FLL → 16:05 SJU
    F9 3018 · Frontier · 2h 48m · 57% on time, 5.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Juan is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (5.8% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip7h 13mORD 07:52 to SJU 16:05, 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.