Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Fort Lauderdale
Flights on DTW–FLL arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,710 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.3%Flights1,824
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.3%Flights886
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline68%
- Weather32%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 44 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 DTW → 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 66% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 2,292 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,015 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,372 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 65 min · 1,237 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 75 min · 810 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,024 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,044 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,138 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,110 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,127 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,137 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,146 flights
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