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 50-minute layover misses 1 time in 10 at 9 am and 64% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	FLL	DFW	3h 23m	74%	3.1%	2,001	Flying now
JetBlue	FLL	DFW	3h 18m	72%	2.3%	219	Flying now
Frontier	FLL	DFW	3h 21m	55%	3.4%	174	Flying now
Spirit	FLL	DFW	3h 19m	73%	3.2%	661	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas-Fort Worth on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	FLL 05:25 → ATL 07:20DL 1168	2h 32m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	6h 51m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	FLL 06:00 → DTW 08:59DL 2631	3h 46m Detroit	DTW 12:45 → DFW 14:32DL 1041	9h 34m	99%	82%
United Details →	FLL 07:55 → EWR 10:59UA 2330	2h 01m Newark	EWR 13:00 → DFW 15:48UA 2330	8h 53m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	FLL 06:30 → ATL 08:26DL 1215	3h 02m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	7h 20m	98%	79%
United Details →	FLL 07:00 → IAH 08:45UA 2314	3h 20m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	7h 34m	100%	79%
United Details →	FLL 08:40 → IAD 11:14UA 2169	1h 27m Dulles	IAD 12:41 → DFW 15:05UA 1564	7h 25m	98%	77%
United Details →	FLL 08:00 → DEN 10:18UA 1311	3h 27m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	9h 51m	99%	75%
American Details →	FLL 07:44 → CLT 09:53AA 2087	1h 37m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	6h 32m	95%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	FLL 16:20 → ORD 19:00UA 403	50m Chicago	ORD 19:50 → DFW 22:36UA 1673	7h 16m	36%	22%
Frontier Details →	FLL 17:40 → ATL 20:04F9 1123	1h 00m Atlanta	ATL 21:04 → DFW 22:42F9 3097	6h 03m	45%	21%
American Details →	FLL 17:28 → ORD 19:59AA 2440	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 20:59 → DFW 23:32AA 2600	7h 04m	32%	14%

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 20m · leaves 09:00 6%

ORD · 59m · leaves 07:02 12%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 56m · leaves 12:04 36%

ATL · 1h 00m · leaves 17:40 55%

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 17:28 68%

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.


Southwest WN 396 FLL 06:25 → BWI American AA 2747 BWI 12:00 → DFW Connection details →	3h 05m	9h 02m	98%	91%
Southwest WN 1848 FLL 09:25 → AUS American AA 4095 AUS 13:56 → DFW Connection details →	2h 41m	6h 45m	97%	85%
Delta DL 1168 FLL 05:25 → ATL American AA 3390 ATL 09:43 → DFW Connection details →	2h 23m	6h 48m	98%	82%

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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