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

Detroit → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 37%

  1. 13:25 DTW → 13:35 MDW
    WN 507 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 31% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:55 MDW → 18:55 FLL
    WN 4899 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 51% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip5h 30mDTW 13:25 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.