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

Dulles → Atlanta via Fort Lauderdale: arrives on time 27%

  1. 17:47 IAD → 20:34 FLL
    F9 2959 · Frontier · 2h 47m · 53% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:47 FLL → 23:24 ATL
    F9 3013 · Frontier · 2h 12m · 46% on time, 4.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (46%).
Total trip6h 12mIAD 17:47 to ATL 23:24, 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.