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

Fort Lauderdale → Dallas via Houston: arrives on time 35%

  1. 17:35 FLL → 19:15 HOU
    WN 4230 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 42% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:30 HOU → 21:40 DAL
    WN 54 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 72% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 12 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection50%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 50% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (50%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip5h 05mFLL 17:35 to DAL 21:40, 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.