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

Houston → Fort Lauderdale via Newark: arrives on time 78%

  1. 06:01 IAH → 10:36 EWR
    UA 1797 · United · 3h 35m · 93% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 2h 49m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:25 EWR → 16:35 FLL
    UA 651 · United · 3h 10m · 81% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 9h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 124 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 49m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip9h 34mIAH 06:01 to FLL 16:35, 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.