Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale
631 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–FLL arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 3,207 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.3%Flights2,397
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.4%Flights810
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 CLT → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 2,065 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 2,305 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 70 min · 2,390 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 85 min · 1,069 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 80 min · 2,026 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,288 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,338 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,448 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,464 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,392 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,457 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,473 flights
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