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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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Fort Lauderdale on time 9 times in 10.

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 (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of San Jose). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
SouthwestDetails → SJC 22:55 → MDW 05:00WN 3886 2h 50m Chicago MDW 07:50 → FLL 11:55 +1WN 4409 10h 00m 100% 89%
DeltaDetails → SJC 22:00 → ATL 05:34DL 2136 2h 31m Atlanta ATL 08:05 → FLL 10:00 +1DL 1094 9h 00m 98% 84%
SouthwestDetails → SJC 21:40 → BWI 05:45WN 621 2h 40m Baltimore BWI 08:25 → FLL 11:05 +1WN 945 10h 25m 100% 81%
DeltaDetails → SJC 06:00 → SLC 08:55DL 1314 1h 50m Salt Lake City SLC 10:45 → FLL 17:22DL 745 8h 24m 98% 79%
DeltaDetails → SJC 07:20 → SEA 09:49DL 4041 · flown by SkyWest 2h 56m Seattle SEA 12:45 → FLL 21:40DL 338 11h 20m 99% 74%
DeltaDetails → SJC 18:12 → LAX 19:37DL 1438 3h 08m Los Angeles LAX 22:45 → FLL 06:46 +1DL 477 9h 34m 100% 71%
DeltaDetails → SJC 06:35 → ATL 14:14DL 654 2h 30m Atlanta ATL 16:44 → FLL 18:42DL 1295 9h 08m 99% 67%
DeltaDetails → SJC 12:46 → ATL 20:35DL 809 2h 15m Atlanta ATL 22:50 → FLL 00:46 +1DL 1229 9h 00m 99% 66%
Tight connection: often missed
SouthwestDetails → SJC 09:32 → BNA 15:48WN 3657 52m Nashville BNA 16:40 → FLL 20:00WN 285 7h 28m 65% 25%
SouthwestDetails → 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.
Delta DL 4451 SJC 09:55 → LAX
JetBlue B6 1200 LAX 13:55 → FLL
Connection details →		 2h 35m 9h 25m 98% 84%
Delta DL 1438 SJC 18:12 → LAX
JetBlue B6 700 LAX 23:35 → FLL
Connection details →		 3h 58m 10h 40m 100% 79%
Southwest WN 3666 SJC 10:25 → DEN
United UA 1374 DEN 17:45 → FLL
Connection details →		 3h 55m 10h 24m 100% 77%

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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