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

St Louis → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 81%

  1. 05:40 STL → 06:45 MDW
    WN 1008 · Southwest · 1h 05m · 89% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:50 MDW → 11:55 FLL
    WN 4409 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of St Louis). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip5h 15mSTL 05:40 to FLL 11:55, 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.