Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Fort Lauderdale
1,119 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–FLL arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,733 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights812
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.6%Flights1,921
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft39%
- 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 DFW → 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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 3,167 flights
- Middays67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,446 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 80 min · 1,338 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 85 min · 2,169 flights
- Overnights50% on time · p90 115 min · 477 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 73% on time.
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,167 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 75 min · 1,252 flights
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,209 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,180 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,247 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,263 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,279 flights
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