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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Oakland on time 83% of the time.

Best connections, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Oakland on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Oakland is 3 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	FLL 05:00 → HOU 06:30WN 1861	1h 05m Houston	HOU 07:35 → OAK 09:30WN 2056	7h 30m	90%	83%
Delta Details →	FLL 18:32 → SLC 21:35DL 745	1h 15m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:50 → OAK 23:50DL 3797 · flown by SkyWest	8h 19m	84%	79%
Southwest Details →	FLL 06:10 → MDW 08:10WN 1866	1h 55m Chicago	MDW 10:05 → OAK 12:35WN 3366	9h 25m	100%	74%
Southwest Details →	FLL 08:50 → DEN 11:00WN 4264	2h 15m Denver	DEN 13:15 → OAK 14:50WN 3563	9h 00m	98%	64%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	FLL 18:20 → MDW 20:25WN 1870	1h 15m Chicago	MDW 21:40 → OAK 00:15 +1WN 4042	8h 50m	52%	24%

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

HOU · 1h 05m · leaves 05:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 1h 15m · leaves 18:32 16%

MDW · 1h 15m · leaves 18:20 48%

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.


JetBlue B6 1201 FLL 06:25 → LAX Southwest WN 4893 LAX 11:55 → OAK Connection details →	3h 16m	9h 50m	98%	79%
JetBlue B6 1401 FLL 12:00 → LAX Southwest WN 2418 LAX 17:45 → OAK Connection details →	3h 30m	10h 05m	99%	77%
United UA 1311 FLL 08:00 → DEN Southwest WN 3563 DEN 13:15 → OAK Connection details →	2h 57m	9h 50m	99%	65%

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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