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

Dallas → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 48%

  1. 10:05 DAL → 12:20 MDW
    WN 1357 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 85% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 35m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:55 MDW → 18:55 FLL
    WN 4899 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 51% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 110 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 35m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip7h 50mDAL 10:05 to FLL 18:55, 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.