Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Kansas City → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 40%
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15:16 MCI → 17:05 ORDUA 2792 · United · 1h 49m · 71% on time, 5.4% cancelled
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54m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:59 ORD → 22:15 FLLUA 2294 · United · 3h 16m · 66% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 5h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip5h 59mMCI 15:16 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.