Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta
581 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–ATL arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 7,163 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.6%Flights4,252
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.9%Flights889
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.3%Flights1,465
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time55%Median5 minp9075 minCancel3.4%Flights557
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline56%
- Weather34%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 163 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 → ATL
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 6,934 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 4,863 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 80 min · 3,119 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 90 min · 4,899 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 100 min · 2,505 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,975 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 3,005 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 3,289 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 3,300 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 3,134 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 65 min · 3,277 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 90 min · 3,340 flights
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