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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Fort Lauderdale via Houston: arrives on time 55%

  1. 16:01 DFW → 17:18 IAH
    UA 2682 · United · 1h 17m · 67% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 08m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:26 IAH → 22:04 FLL
    UA 1956 · United · 2h 38m · 77% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip5h 03mDFW 16:01 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.