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

Chicago → Fort Lauderdale via St Louis: arrives on time 75%

  1. 07:50 MDW → 09:10 STL
    WN 2900 · Southwest · 1h 20m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in St Louis (STL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:15 STL → 14:00 FLL
    WN 4938 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 79% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip5h 10mMDW 07:50 to FLL 14:00, layover included

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