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

Dallas → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 43%

  1. 14:05 DAL → 16:20 MDW
    WN 1358 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 60% on time, 4.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 15m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:35 MDW → 23:30 FLL
    WN 2777 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 45% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 150 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 15m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (4.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip8h 30mDAL 14:05 to FLL 23:30, 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.