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

Fort Lauderdale → Los Angeles via Houston: arrives on time 11%

  1. 20:10 FLL → 21:45 HOU
    WN 4583 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 30% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:40 HOU → 00:08 LAX +1 day
    WN 2011 · Southwest · 3h 28m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection21%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 79% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (21%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip6h 58mFLL 20:10 to LAX 00:08, 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.