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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Fort Lauderdale via Houston: arrives on time 80%

  1. 11:59 DFW → 13:17 IAH
    UA 539 · United · 1h 18m · 85% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 18m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:35 IAH → 20:22 FLL
    UA 277 · United · 2h 47m · 85% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 153 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 18m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 23mDFW 11:59 to FLL 20:22, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.