Historical on-time performance
Denver to Fort Lauderdale
Flights on DEN–FLL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,567 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights1,250
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.9%Flights317
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 DEN → FLL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 63% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 991 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 45 min · 539 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,701 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,241 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 60 min · 447 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 635 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 696 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 646 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 700 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 735 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 807 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 707 flights
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