Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → Fort Lauderdale via Newark: arrives on time 39%
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14:49 IAH → 19:35 EWRUA 2608 · United · 3h 46m · 59% on time, 1.9% cancelled
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1h 09m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:44 EWR → 23:59 FLLUA 1897 · United · 3h 15m · 65% on time, 8.5% cancelled
Total trip 8h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (8.5% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip8h 10mIAH 14:49 to FLL 23:59, 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.