Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Fort Lauderdale → Minneapolis via Newark: arrives on time 37%
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17:44 FLL → 20:55 EWRUA 279 · United · 3h 11m · 69% on time, 2.7% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:55 EWR → 23:59 MSPUA 1331 · United · 3h 04m · 62% on time, 11.1% cancelled
Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (11.1% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip7h 15mFLL 17:44 to MSP 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.