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

Santa Ana → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 54%

  1. 10:37 SNA → 16:53 ORD
    UA 2426 · United · 4h 16m · 79% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:59 ORD → 22:15 FLL
    UA 2294 · United · 3h 16m · 66% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip8h 38mSNA 10:37 to FLL 22:15, 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.