Historical on-time performance
Charleston to Fort Lauderdale
470 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CHS–FLL arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 291 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.
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights224
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel4.5%Flights67
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CHS → FLL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 571 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 60 min · 754 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 75 min · 70 flights · limited
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 80 min · 177 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 105 min · 252 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 207 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 215 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 60 min · 291 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 287 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 75 min · 283 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 70 min · 253 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 80 min · 288 flights
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