Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Fort Lauderdale
1,062 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–FLL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 634 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.2%Flights322
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.8%Flights281
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time42%Median15 minp90115 minCancel9.7%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 12 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 CLE → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,184 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 354 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 75 min · 401 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 220 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 95 min · 360 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 413 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 361 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 532 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 544 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 561 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 535 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 55 min · 573 flights
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