Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Santa Ana → Fort Lauderdale via Houston: arrives on time 57%
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11:58 SNA → 17:20 IAHUA 2044 · United · 3h 22m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 06m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:26 IAH → 22:04 FLLUA 1956 · United · 2h 38m · 77% on time, 0.5% cancelled
Total trip 7h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 19 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 06mSNA 11:58 to FLL 22:04, 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.