Historical on-time performance
Atlantic City to Fort Lauderdale
977 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ACY–FLL arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.5%of scheduled flights
based on 447 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel6.5%Flights447
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline34%
- Weather62%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 29 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ACY → FLL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 595 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 45 min · 375 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 85 min · 183 flights · limited
- Evenings61% on time · p90 75 min · 540 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 217 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 248 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 233 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 258 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 266 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 65 min · 252 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 65 min · 270 flights
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