Historical on-time performance
Charleston to Fort Lauderdale
470 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CHS–FLL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 224 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.3%Flights224
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft71%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline67%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 3 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 CHS → 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 · 569 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 60 min · 714 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 70 min · 106 flights · limited
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 90 min · 168 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 100 min · 274 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 202 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 193 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 297 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 70 min · 290 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 295 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 75 min · 259 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 90 min · 295 flights
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