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 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


Southwest	IND	FLL	2h 40m	84%	0.5%	416	Flying now
Allegiant	IND	FLL	2h 40m	68%	1.3%	236	Flying now
Spirit	IND	FLL	2h 40m	80%	3.8%	343	Not flying now
Frontier	IND	FLL	2h 42m	71%few flights	8.7%	23	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 →	IND 05:35 → IAD 07:19UA 3997 · flown by Mesa	1h 01m Dulles	IAD 08:20 → FLL 11:07UA 1825	5h 32m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	IND 07:00 → MSP 07:50DL 2757	1h 05m Minneapolis	MSP 08:55 → FLL 13:30DL 673	6h 30m	94%	86%
Southwest Details →	IND 05:35 → BWI 07:10WN 2113	2h 40m Baltimore	BWI 09:50 → FLL 12:20WN 4785	6h 45m	100%	83%
United Details →	IND 11:50 → IAH 13:25UA 3989 · flown by Mesa	3h 10m Houston	IAH 16:35 → FLL 20:22UA 277	8h 32m	98%	82%
Southwest Details →	IND 06:40 → MDW 06:50WN 2133	1h 00m Chicago	MDW 07:50 → FLL 11:55WN 4409	5h 15m	93%	81%
American Details →	IND 06:45 → PHL 08:41AA 4613 · flown by Republic	2h 04m Philadelphia	PHL 10:45 → FLL 13:38AA 695	6h 53m	99%	81%
American Details →	IND 06:32 → CLT 08:15AA 2938	2h 45m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	6h 30m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	IND 06:00 → ATL 07:39DL 3105	1h 26m Atlanta	ATL 09:05 → FLL 11:03DL 1271	5h 02m	97%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	IND 16:25 → ORD 16:48UA 2680	1h 11m Chicago	ORD 17:59 → FLL 22:15UA 2294	5h 50m	71%	44%
American Details →	IND 10:58 → PHL 12:56AA 5209 · flown by PSA	1h 18m Philadelphia	PHL 14:14 → FLL 17:02AA 3241	6h 09m	68%	33%
American Details →	IND 17:23 → DFW 18:57AA 1956	1h 11m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:08 → FLL 23:58AA 1393	6h 35m	68%	22%

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

PHL · 1h 09m · leaves 06:45 2%

BWI · 1h 15m · leaves 05:35 5%

MSP · 1h 05m · leaves 07:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 11m · leaves 16:49 26%

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 16:25 29%

DFW · 1h 11m · leaves 17:23 32%

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.


American AA 4626 IND 06:00 → DCA JetBlue B6 579 DCA 11:00 → FLL Connection details →	3h 10m	7h 39m	98%	76%
American AA 4597 IND 06:40 → ORD United UA 279 ORD 10:59 → FLL Connection details →	3h 38m	8h 33m	97%	71%
Delta DL 1901 IND 08:05 → ATL JetBlue B6 2097 ATL 13:18 → FLL Connection details →	3h 34m	7h 05m	99%	69%

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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