Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Fort Lauderdale
1,108 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–FLL arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 641 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights641
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 888 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 45 min · 305 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 674 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 65 min · 200 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 60 min · 264 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 280 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 280 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 435 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 40 min · 312 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 55 min · 398 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 312 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 50 min · 314 flights
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