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 Fort Lauderdale on time 9 times in 10.

Best connections, any airlines

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


Southwest Details →	SJC 22:55 → MDW 05:00WN 3886	2h 50m Chicago	MDW 07:50 → FLL 11:55 +1WN 4409	10h 00m	100%	89%
Delta + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 09:55 → LAX 11:20DL 4451 · flown by SkyWest	2h 35m Los Angeles	LAX 13:55 → FLL 22:19B6 1200	9h 25m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	SJC 22:00 → ATL 05:34DL 2136	2h 31m Atlanta	ATL 08:05 → FLL 10:00 +1DL 1094	9h 00m	98%	84%
Southwest Details →	SJC 21:40 → BWI 05:45WN 621	2h 40m Baltimore	BWI 08:25 → FLL 11:05 +1WN 945	10h 25m	100%	81%
Delta + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 18:12 → LAX 19:37DL 1438	3h 58m Los Angeles	LAX 23:35 → FLL 07:52 +1B6 700	10h 40m	100%	79%
Delta Details →	SJC 06:00 → SLC 08:55DL 1314	1h 50m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:45 → FLL 17:22DL 745	8h 24m	98%	79%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 10:25 → DEN 13:50WN 3666	3h 55m Denver	DEN 17:45 → FLL 23:49UA 1374	10h 24m	100%	77%
Southwest + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 07:40 → LAS 09:10WN 1277	2h 17m Las Vegas	LAS 11:27 → FLL 19:25B6 1708	8h 45m	100%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	SJC 09:32 → BNA 15:48WN 3657	52m Nashville	BNA 16:40 → FLL 20:00WN 285	7h 28m	65%	25%
Southwest Details →	SJC 10:25 → DEN 13:50WN 3666	1h 05m Denver	DEN 14:55 → FLL 20:50WN 4222	7h 25m	71%	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

DFW · 57m · leaves 06:01 11%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 53m · leaves 12:46 11%

LAX · 50m · leaves 20:19 15%

BNA · 52m · leaves 09:32 35%

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