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

Fort Lauderdale → Long Beach via Chicago: arrives on time 53%

  1. 10:15 FLL → 12:15 MDW
    WN 1869 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:15 MDW → 15:30 LGB
    WN 4413 · Southwest · 4h 15m · 69% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Long Beach is 3 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection80%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 20% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (80%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip8h 15mFLL 10:15 to LGB 15:30, 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.