Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


JetBlue	BUF	FLL	3h 04m	77%	2.4%	494	Flying now
Southwest	BUF	FLL	3h 08m	67%	1.7%	59	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fort Lauderdale on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	BUF 06:05 → BWI 07:20WN 756	2h 30m Baltimore	BWI 09:50 → FLL 12:20WN 4785	6h 15m	100%	85%
American Details →	BUF 05:20 → PHL 06:46AA 5873 · flown by Piedmont	3h 59m Philadelphia	PHL 10:45 → FLL 13:38AA 695	8h 18m	98%	82%
American Details →	BUF 06:01 → CLT 08:01AA 1204	2h 59m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	7h 01m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	BUF 09:03 → DTW 10:18DL 3639 · flown by SkyWest	2h 12m Detroit	DTW 12:30 → FLL 15:35DL 1294	6h 32m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	BUF 06:00 → ATL 08:10DL 2664	2h 15m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → FLL 12:26DL 1512	6h 26m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	BUF 07:00 → JFK 08:30DL 5284 · flown by Endeavor	2h 40m New York	JFK 11:10 → FLL 14:17DL 305	7h 17m	97%	72%
United Details →	BUF 07:00 → ORD 08:05UA 5820 · flown by SkyWest	2h 54m Chicago	ORD 10:59 → FLL 15:13UA 279	8h 13m	100%	71%
Delta Details →	BUF 10:00 → JFK 11:24DL 5426 · flown by Endeavor	3h 56m New York	JFK 15:20 → FLL 18:44DL 1419	8h 44m	99%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BUF 13:47 → CLT 15:49AA 1616	56m Charlotte	CLT 16:45 → FLL 18:51AA 1861	5h 04m	68%	42%
Southwest Details →	BUF 17:55 → BWI 19:15WN 958	1h 00m Baltimore	BWI 20:15 → FLL 22:55WN 3072	5h 00m	66%	30%
American Details →	BUF 16:46 → DFW 19:10AA 1615	58m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:08 → FLL 23:58AA 1393	7h 12m	54%	19%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

BWI · 1h 05m · leaves 06:05 3%

EWR · 1h 10m · leaves 06:00 10%

DFW · 56m · leaves 07:01 15%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 56m · leaves 13:47 32%

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 17:55 34%

DFW · 58m · leaves 16:46 46%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


American AA 3668 BUF 06:00 → DCA JetBlue B6 579 DCA 11:00 → FLL Connection details →	3h 31m	7h 39m	100%	78%
JetBlue B6 2001 BUF 06:40 → JFK Delta DL 305 JFK 11:10 → FLL Connection details →	3h 05m	7h 37m	96%	71%
American AA 1195 BUF 06:00 → ORD United UA 279 ORD 10:59 → FLL Connection details →	3h 56m	9h 13m	97%	68%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON