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 77% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	CVG	FLL	2h 31m	79%	0.9%	533	Flying now
Frontier	CVG	FLL	2h 36m	75%	1.5%	198	Flying now
Allegiant	CVG	FLL	2h 29m	73%	0.4%	257	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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.


Delta Details →	CVG 06:00 → MSP 06:57DL 2752	1h 58m Minneapolis	MSP 08:55 → FLL 13:30DL 673	7h 30m	98%	90%
Southwest Details →	CVG 05:35 → BWI 07:05WN 1246	2h 45m Baltimore	BWI 09:50 → FLL 12:20WN 4785	6h 45m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	CVG 05:34 → ATL 07:04DL 2441	1h 01m Atlanta	ATL 08:05 → FLL 10:00DL 1094	4h 26m	96%	82%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	CVG 06:30 → EWR 08:29DL 5069 · flown by Endeavor	3h 08m Newark	EWR 11:37 → FLL 14:42UA 677	8h 12m	98%	80%
United Details →	CVG 11:52 → IAH 13:29UA 6367 · flown by Mesa	3h 06m Houston	IAH 16:35 → FLL 20:22UA 277	8h 30m	97%	80%
American + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	CVG 05:08 → CLT 06:35AA 429	2h 25m Charlotte	CLT 09:00 → FLL 11:06B6 2148	5h 58m	96%	78%
United Details →	CVG 06:35 → IAH 08:11UA 2442	1h 49m Houston	IAH 10:00 → FLL 13:47UA 2234	7h 12m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	CVG 07:05 → ATL 08:39DL 2302	1h 46m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → FLL 12:26DL 1512	5h 21m	98%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CVG 14:32 → ATL 16:09DL 1140	1h 36m Atlanta	ATL 17:45 → FLL 19:44DL 1670	5h 12m	72%	43%
Delta Details →	CVG 12:35 → LGA 14:40DL 5075 · flown by Endeavor	50m New York	LGA 15:30 → FLL 18:57DL 2321	6h 22m	74%	43%
Delta Details →	CVG 18:29 → DTW 19:51DL 5071 · flown by Endeavor	49m Detroit	DTW 20:40 → FLL 23:42DL 2296	5h 09m	68%	40%

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 20m · leaves 05:35 4%

ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 05:34 4%

PHL · 1h 03m · leaves 07:53 13%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 16m · leaves 13:57 14%

BWI · 1h 10m · leaves 15:50 29%

DTW · 49m · leaves 18:29 32%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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