tailodds FORECAST
Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Fort Lauderdale → Chicago via Kansas City: arrives on time 88%

  1. 05:15 FLL → 07:15 MCI
    WN 1540 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 19m layover in Kansas City (MCI) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 09:34 MCI → 11:29 ORD
    UA 5504 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 55m · 90% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 49 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 19m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip7h 14mFLL 05:15 to ORD 11:29, 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.