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

Fort Lauderdale → St Louis via Chicago: arrives on time 29%

  1. 18:20 FLL → 20:25 MDW
    WN 1870 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 39% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:35 MDW → 22:50 STL
    WN 2905 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 64% on time, 3.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (3.5% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip5h 30mFLL 18:20 to STL 22:50, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.