Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Atlantic City
977 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–ACY arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.0%of scheduled flights
based on 416 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel6.0%Flights416
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline36%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 25 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 FLL → ACY
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 640 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 70 min · 337 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 70 min · 192 flights · limited
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 75 min · 484 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 218 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 226 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 245 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 268 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 65 min · 253 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 45 min · 259 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 269 flights
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