Historical on-time performance
Washington to Fort Lauderdale
899 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–FLL arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 2,272 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.4%Flights576
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time65%Medianon timep9090 minCancel2.2%Flights1,359
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time60%Median5 minp9060 minCancel1.2%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 42 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 DCA → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 2,240 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 2,044 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 85 min · 1,467 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 105 min · 1,134 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 115 min · 280 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 964 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,028 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 972 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 75 min · 1,045 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,036 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,032 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,088 flights
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