Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Fort Lauderdale
1,108 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–FLL arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 598 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time64%Median5 minp9055 minCancel1.3%Flights598
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 DAL → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 815 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 45 min · 370 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 70 min · 680 flights
- Afternoons54% on time · p90 60 min · 177 flights · limited
- Overnights52% on time · p90 75 min · 138 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 247 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 249 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 40 min · 291 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 418 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 50 min · 298 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 381 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 45 min · 296 flights
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