Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Washington
899 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–DCA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,257 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.8%Flights555
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep90125 minCancel1.2%Flights337
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.7%Flights1,365
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
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 → DCA
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,895 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,822 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 70 min · 613 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 95 min · 954 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 85 min · 1,898 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 75% on time.
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,046 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 982 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 982 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,013 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,035 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,034 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 95 min · 1,090 flights
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