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

Fort Lauderdale → Houston via Newark: arrives on time 68%

  1. 06:55 FLL → 09:59 EWR
    UA 2603 · United · 3h 04m · 96% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:53 EWR → 13:38 IAH
    UA 556 · United · 3h 45m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 43mFLL 06:55 to IAH 13:38, 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.