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

Fort Lauderdale → Kansas City via Houston: arrives on time 27%

  1. 20:10 FLL → 21:45 HOU
    WN 4583 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 30% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:55 HOU → 00:55 MCI +1 day
    WN 2030 · Southwest · 1h 58m · 67% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection41%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 59% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (41%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip5h 43mFLL 20:10 to MCI 00:55, 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.