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 73% on time.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	FLL	3h 05m	75%	1.6%	1,812	Flying now
JetBlue	DTW	FLL	3h 00m	69%	6.7%	45	Flying now
Frontier	DTW	FLL	3h 04m	61%	6.0%	116	Flying now
Spirit	DTW	FLL	3h 09m	70%	2.8%	717	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 →	DTW 05:50 → BWI 07:20WN 4534	2h 30m Baltimore	BWI 09:50 → FLL 12:20WN 4785	6h 30m	100%	85%
United Details →	DTW 06:15 → IAH 08:11UA 1229	1h 49m Houston	IAH 10:00 → FLL 13:47UA 2234	7h 32m	100%	81%
American Details →	DTW 07:00 → CLT 08:54AA 1439	2h 06m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	6h 02m	97%	80%
United Details →	DTW 06:00 → EWR 07:45UA 3652 · flown by Republic	3h 52m Newark	EWR 11:37 → FLL 14:42UA 677	8h 42m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	DTW 05:17 → ATL 07:10DL 2375	1h 55m Atlanta	ATL 09:05 → FLL 11:03DL 1271	5h 45m	95%	78%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:01 → MSP 07:55DL 1746	1h 00m Minneapolis	MSP 08:55 → FLL 13:30DL 673	6h 29m	84%	78%
United Details →	DTW 10:55 → IAH 12:57UA 6251 · flown by Mesa	1h 23m Houston	IAH 14:20 → FLL 18:07UA 462	7h 12m	93%	77%
Southwest Details →	DTW 07:00 → STL 07:35WN 1783	2h 40m St Louis	STL 10:15 → FLL 14:00WN 4938	7h 00m	98%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DTW 13:25 → MDW 13:35WN 507	1h 20m Chicago	MDW 14:55 → FLL 18:55WN 4899	5h 30m	74%	37%
American Details →	DTW 15:52 → DFW 17:50AA 1793	1h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:55 → FLL 22:52AA 2946	7h 00m	71%	32%
American Details →	DTW 16:26 → PHL 18:15AA 5427 · flown by PSA	1h 05m Philadelphia	PHL 19:20 → FLL 22:25AA 1864	5h 59m	52%	31%

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 05:50 7%

ATL · 1h 06m · leaves 09:25 11%

MSP · 1h 00m · leaves 07:01 16%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 18:09 20%

DFW · 1h 05m · leaves 15:52 29%

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 17:45 70%

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.


Delta DL 2566 DTW 07:00 → EWR United UA 677 EWR 11:37 → FLL Connection details →	2h 53m	7h 42m	98%	80%
Frontier F9 1957 DTW 08:52 → IAH United UA 462 IAH 14:20 → FLL Connection details →	3h 21m	9h 15m	95%	79%
Delta DL 1864 DTW 12:30 → IAH United UA 277 IAH 16:35 → FLL Connection details →	2h 05m	7h 52m	90%	76%

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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