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

Kansas City → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 70%

  1. 06:00 MCI → 07:58 ORD
    UA 5485 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 58m · 89% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:59 ORD → 15:13 FLL
    UA 279 · United · 3h 14m · 76% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 136 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip8h 13mMCI 06:00 to FLL 15:13, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.