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

Connect in the morning. The same 70-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 6 am and 27% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


JetBlue	DFW	FLL	2h 56m	73%	2.8%	218	Flying now
American	DFW	FLL	2h 49m	69%	3.1%	1,999	Flying now
Frontier	DFW	FLL	3h 01m	66%	2.3%	174	Flying now
Spirit	DFW	FLL	2h 49m	74%	4.6%	659	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 (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	1h 13m Houston	IAH 07:35 → FLL 11:22UA 2261	5h 12m	97%	89%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	2h 54m Denver	DEN 09:47 → FLL 15:47UA 2188	9h 02m	100%	81%
United Details →	DFW 09:46 → IAH 11:03UA 1586	3h 17m Houston	IAH 14:20 → FLL 18:07UA 462	7h 21m	97%	81%
United Details →	DFW 11:59 → IAH 13:17UA 539	3h 18m Houston	IAH 16:35 → FLL 20:22UA 277	7h 23m	97%	80%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → CLT 08:38AA 575	2h 22m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	7h 02m	99%	80%
United Details →	DFW 06:01 → EWR 10:30UA 1847	2h 55m Newark	EWR 13:25 → FLL 16:35UA 651	9h 34m	100%	78%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:29 → DTW 09:10DL 2183	3h 20m Detroit	DTW 12:30 → FLL 15:35DL 1294	9h 06m	98%	78%
American Details →	DFW 07:00 → CLT 10:44AA 317	2h 34m Charlotte	CLT 13:18 → FLL 15:20AA 1875	7h 20m	99%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DFW 16:01 → IAH 17:18UA 2682	1h 08m Houston	IAH 18:26 → FLL 22:04UA 1956	5h 03m	73%	55%
Delta Details →	DFW 11:26 → DTW 15:09DL 2746	47m Detroit	DTW 15:56 → FLL 19:00DL 1037	6h 35m	69%	44%
United Details →	DFW 14:15 → ORD 16:57UA 2160	1h 02m Chicago	ORD 17:59 → FLL 22:15UA 2294	7h 00m	64%	41%

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

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 05:10 3%

ATL · 1h 16m · leaves 06:55 6%

SLC · 1h 11m · leaves 07:45 7%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 14:15 36%

LGA · 52m · leaves 10:30 50%

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 15:57 64%

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.


Frontier F9 2147 DFW 05:18 → DEN United UA 2188 DEN 09:47 → FLL Connection details →	3h 16m	9h 29m	99%	81%
American AA 3390 DFW 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 2063 ATL 11:25 → FLL Connection details →	2h 12m	6h 22m	98%	77%
American AA 3912 DFW 06:00 → BNA Southwest WN 4847 BNA 11:25 → FLL Connection details →	3h 24m	7h 45m	100%	75%

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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