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

Fort Lauderdale → Buffalo via Newark: arrives on time 52%

  1. 12:46 FLL → 15:50 EWR
    UA 1611 · United · 3h 04m · 78% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:37 EWR → 18:05 BUF
    UA 3607 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 28m · 87% on time, 8.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (8.8% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip5h 19mFLL 12:46 to BUF 18:05, 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.