Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Buffalo → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 70%
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07:00 BUF → 07:59 ORDUA 543 · United · 1h 59m · 85% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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3h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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10:59 ORD → 15:13 FLLUA 279 · United · 3h 14m · 76% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 8h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 135 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip8h 13mBUF 07:00 to FLL 15:13, 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.