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

Dallas → Fort Lauderdale via Houston: arrives on time 49%

  1. 08:30 DAL → 09:45 HOU
    WN 7 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 84% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 40m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:25 HOU → 16:55 FLL
    WN 4253 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 12 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 175 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 40m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip7h 25mDAL 08:30 to FLL 16:55, 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.