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

Chicago → Fort Lauderdale via Kansas City: arrives on time 33%

  1. 12:05 MDW → 13:30 MCI
    WN 2810 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 69% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Kansas City (MCI) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:25 MCI → 18:30 FLL
    WN 379 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 58% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip5h 25mMDW 12:05 to FLL 18:30, 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.