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

Austin → Fort Lauderdale via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 19%

  1. 17:52 AUS → 19:15 DFW
    AA 6410 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 25m · 58% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:08 DFW → 23:58 FLL
    AA 1393 · American · 2h 50m · 36% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip5h 06mAUS 17:52 to FLL 23:58, 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.