Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Charleston
470 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 290 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.
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel4.4%Flights68
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.4%Flights222
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 640 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 60 min · 125 flights · limited
- Overnights64% on time · p90 85 min · 253 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 85 min · 737 flights
- Middays63% on time · p90 55 min · 65 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 207 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 248 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 287 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 208 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 75 min · 290 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 75 min · 295 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 70 min · 285 flights
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