Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale
Flights on ATL–FLL arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 7,168 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.6%Flights4,256
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.9%Flights557
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.4%Flights1,464
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep9095 minCancel2.5%Flights891
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline60%
- Weather34%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 154 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 ATL → 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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 6,403 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 40 min · 4,571 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 70 min · 4,138 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 85 min · 3,661 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 3,555 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 2,973 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 3,009 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 3,145 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 3,285 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 3,275 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 3,300 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 85 min · 3,341 flights
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