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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 2% of the time at 9 am and 18% of the time at 10 pm.

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach San Jose on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (San Jose is 3 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
JetBlue + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → FLL 09:20 → LAX 11:57B6 2801 2h 35m Los Angeles LAX 14:32 → SJC 15:46DL 3822 · flown by SkyWest 9h 26m 96% 92%
JetBlue + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails → FLL 07:10 → LAS 09:13B6 1707 2h 57m Las Vegas LAS 12:10 → SJC 13:45WN 1242 9h 35m 99% 88%
DeltaDetails → FLL 07:53 → LAX 10:05DL 800 2h 52m Los Angeles LAX 12:57 → SJC 14:19DL 3842 · flown by SkyWest 9h 26m 98% 88%
DeltaDetails → FLL 05:25 → ATL 07:20DL 1168 2h 20m Atlanta ATL 09:40 → SJC 11:36DL 809 9h 11m 98% 86%
Delta + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails → FLL 08:05 → SEA 11:35DL 356 2h 43m Seattle SEA 14:18 → SJC 16:32AS 1366 11h 27m 97% 85%
SouthwestDetails → FLL 06:10 → MDW 08:10WN 1866 1h 55m Chicago MDW 10:05 → SJC 12:30WN 3752 9h 20m 100% 82%
DeltaDetails → FLL 15:35 → ATL 17:43DL 1341 3h 16m Atlanta ATL 20:59 → SJC 22:49DL 933 10h 21m 97% 81%
UnitedDetails → FLL 07:00 → IAH 08:45UA 2314 1h 15m Houston IAH 10:00 → SJC 12:03UA 1882 8h 03m 98% 77%
Tight connection: often missed
DeltaDetails → FLL 14:50 → MSP 17:39DL 673 51m Minneapolis MSP 18:30 → SJC 20:35DL 2087 8h 47m 64% 43%
AmericanDetails → FLL 17:29 → DFW 19:48AA 1862 1h 36m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 21:24 → SJC 22:58AA 1940 8h 29m 65% 35%
UnitedDetails → FLL 16:20 → ORD 19:00UA 403 58m Chicago ORD 19:58 → SJC 22:43UA 481 9h 23m 49% 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
IAH · 1h 15m · leaves 07:00 2%
ATL · 1h 14m · leaves 06:30 4%
HOU · 1h 18m · leaves 05:00 7%
Afternoon and evening
DEN · 1h 12m · leaves 15:30 19%
MSP · 51m · leaves 14:50 36%
ORD · 58m · leaves 16:20 51%

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