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

Buffalo → Fort Myers via Chicago: arrives on time 43%

  1. 16:10 BUF → 16:50 MDW
    WN 766 · Southwest · 1h 40m · 56% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 05m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:55 MDW → 22:40 RSW
    WN 2881 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 51% on time, 4.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip6h 30mBUF 16:10 to RSW 22:40, 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.