Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Columbus
973 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–CMH arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 713 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.2%Flights409
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time60%Median5 minp9055 minCancel1.6%Flights304
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline41%
- Weather45%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 22 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 → CMH
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 503 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 60 min · 663 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 650 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 60 min · 669 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 95 min · 610 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 356 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 355 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 561 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 65 min · 441 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 60 min · 443 flights
- Mondays63% on time · p90 60 min · 438 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 90 min · 501 flights
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