Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Philadelphia → Charlotte via Fort Lauderdale: arrives on time 43%
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06:00 PHL → 08:53 FLLF9 2609 · Frontier · 2h 53m · 74% on time, 2.7% cancelled
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56m layover in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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09:49 FLL → 12:14 CLTF9 1984 · Frontier · 2h 16m · 65% on time, 4.8% cancelled
Total trip 6h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip6h 05mPHL 06:00 to CLT 12:14, 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.