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

Buffalo → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 71%

  1. 07:00 BUF → 08:05 ORD
    UA 5820 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 05m · 89% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 54m 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. Times are local. Both flew on 29 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 129 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 54m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip8h 13mBUF 07:00 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.