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

Fort Lauderdale → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 21%

  1. 18:20 FLL → 20:25 MDW
    WN 1870 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 39% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:40 MDW → 00:12 HOU +1 day
    WN 954 · Southwest · 2h 32m · 42% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (42%).
Total trip6h 52mFLL 18:20 to HOU 00:12, 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.