Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Charlotte
631 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–CLT arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,972 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- American AirlinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.1%Flights2,141
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.8%Flights800
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 74 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 → CLT
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 · 3,248 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,925 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 2,040 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 90 min · 435 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 90 min · 2,280 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 1,272 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,316 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,475 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,480 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,403 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,489 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,493 flights
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