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

Newark → Fort Lauderdale via Houston: arrives on time 79%

  1. 10:53 EWR → 13:38 IAH
    UA 556 · United · 3h 45m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 57m 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 9h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 132 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 57m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip9h 29mEWR 10:53 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.