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

Chicago → Fort Lauderdale via Tampa: arrives on time 61%

  1. 09:15 MDW → 12:50 TPA
    WN 2907 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 40m layover in Tampa (TPA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:30 TPA → 17:35 FLL
    WN 4022 · Southwest · 1h 05m · 61% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 175 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 40m layover.
Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip7h 20mMDW 09:15 to FLL 17:35, 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.