Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Charleston
470 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–CHS arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 223 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.8%Flights223
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 → CHS
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 596 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 60 min · 161 flights · limited
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 85 min · 702 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 95 min · 284 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 193 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 254 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 195 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 55 min · 293 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 298 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 70 min · 293 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 80 min · 302 flights
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