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

Houston → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 19%

  1. 15:58 HOU → 18:22 MDW
    WN 2042 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 36% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:35 MDW → 23:30 FLL
    WN 2777 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 45% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection44%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 56% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (44%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip6h 37mHOU 15:58 to FLL 23:30, 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.