Historical on-time performance
Columbus to Fort Lauderdale
972 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–FLL arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 892 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights369
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.4%Flights523
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- 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 CMH → FLL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,429 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 635 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 234 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 70 min · 505 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 90 min · 290 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 357 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 376 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 434 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 434 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 428 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 566 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 498 flights
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