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

Columbus → Chicago via Fort Lauderdale: arrives on time 80%

  1. 06:05 CMH → 08:35 FLL
    WN 426 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 40m layover in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:15 FLL → 12:15 MDW
    WN 1869 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 55 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 40m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 10mCMH 06:05 to MDW 12:15, 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.