Historical on-time performance
Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale
1,165 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUF–FLL arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 503 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.8%Flights503
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather89%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 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 BUF → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 746 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 314 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 130 min · 134 flights · limited
- Evenings53% on time · p90 125 min · 372 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 173 flights · limited
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 181 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 196 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 100 min · 210 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 373 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 95 min · 217 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 85 min · 258 flights
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