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

Newark → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 45%

  1. 14:45 EWR → 16:28 ORD
    UA 2788 · United · 2h 43m · 50% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 31m 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 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 46 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 31m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip7h 30mEWR 14:45 to FLL 22:15, 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.