Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Dallas
1,108 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–DAL arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 598 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.0%Flights598
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 12 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 → DAL
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 921 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 60 min · 246 flights
- Middays64% on time · p90 60 min · 225 flights
- Evenings54% on time · p90 85 min · 718 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 79% on time.
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 296 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 251 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 35 min · 298 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 246 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 40 min · 293 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 418 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 75 min · 380 flights
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