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 one-hour layover misses 4% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 3 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	FLL	3h 12m	79%	2.3%	2,707	Flying now
JetBlue	EWR	FLL	3h 09m	74%	3.8%	1,029	Flying now
Spirit	EWR	FLL	3h 06m	71%	7.1%	985	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.


United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	58m Dulles	IAD 08:20 → FLL 11:07UA 1825	5h 07m	96%	83%
United Details →	EWR 07:59 → IAH 10:44UA 332	3h 36m Houston	IAH 14:20 → FLL 18:07UA 462	10h 08m	98%	81%
United Details →	EWR 10:53 → IAH 13:38UA 556	2h 57m Houston	IAH 16:35 → FLL 20:22UA 277	9h 29m	96%	79%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	1h 02m Denver	DEN 09:47 → FLL 15:47UA 2188	9h 17m	96%	79%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	2h 59m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	7h 02m	98%	78%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAH 08:41UA 492	1h 19m Houston	IAH 10:00 → FLL 13:47UA 2234	7h 47m	98%	78%
American Details →	EWR 07:30 → CLT 09:35AA 1575	3h 43m Charlotte	CLT 13:18 → FLL 15:20AA 1875	7h 50m	98%	75%
United Details →	EWR 08:30 → CLE 10:08UA 1833	52m Cleveland	CLE 11:00 → FLL 13:45UA 2724	5h 15m	86%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 31m Chicago	ORD 17:59 → FLL 22:15UA 2294	7h 30m	72%	45%
United Details →	EWR 11:25 → ORD 13:08UA 1875	52m Chicago	ORD 14:00 → FLL 18:15UA 2635	6h 50m	68%	45%
Delta Details →	EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430	1h 04m Atlanta	ATL 22:50 → FLL 00:46 +1DL 1229	5h 47m	61%	36%

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 19m · leaves 06:00 2%

IAD · 58m · leaves 06:00 4%

DEN · 1h 02m · leaves 06:30 4%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 1h 10m · leaves 15:08 23%

DEN · 47m · leaves 14:40 33%

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 18:59 39%

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.


United UA 3672 EWR 07:30 → DTW Delta DL 1294 DTW 12:30 → FLL Connection details →	2h 59m	8h 05m	100%	80%
United UA 1012 EWR 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 1512 ATL 10:25 → FLL Connection details →	2h 02m	6h 26m	99%	77%
United UA 1890 EWR 07:15 → RDU Delta DL 1038 RDU 11:58 → FLL Connection details →	3h 02m	6h 49m	96%	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