Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 30%
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11:45 MSY → 14:00 MDWWN 4664 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 72% on time, 2.4% cancelled
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55m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:55 MDW → 18:55 FLLWN 4899 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 51% on time, 2.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip6h 10mMSY 11:45 to FLL 18:55, 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.