Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Fort Lauderdale → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 20%
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18:20 FLL → 20:25 MDWWN 1870 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 39% on time, 2.0% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:30 MDW → 23:00 MSPWN 4085 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 56% on time, 5.3% cancelled
Total trip 5h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection39%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 61% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (39%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 40mFLL 18:20 to MSP 23:00, 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.