Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Fort Lauderdale
1,127 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–FLL arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 2,692 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights1,713
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.5%Flights979
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft22%
- 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 DTW → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 2,227 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,950 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,467 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,168 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 60 min · 763 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,012 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,037 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,109 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,096 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,103 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 1,102 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,116 flights
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