Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Fort Lauderdale → Austin via Chicago: arrives on time 32%
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16:20 FLL → 19:00 ORDUA 403 · United · 3h 40m · 52% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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58m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:58 ORD → 22:54 AUSUA 312 · United · 2h 56m · 68% on time, 3.3% cancelled
Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection49%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 51% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip7h 34mFLL 16:20 to AUS 22:54, 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.