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

Buffalo → Fort Lauderdale via Chicago: arrives on time 40%

  1. 16:10 BUF → 16:50 MDW
    WN 766 · Southwest · 1h 40m · 56% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 45m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:35 MDW → 23:30 FLL
    WN 2777 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 45% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 120 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 45m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip7h 25mBUF 16:10 to FLL 23:30, 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.