Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Washington
Flights on FLL–DCA arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,273 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.7%Flights576
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.8%Flights1,360
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9095 minCancel1.5%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 40 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 → DCA
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,792 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,806 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 75 min · 654 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 90 min · 1,021 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 85 min · 1,893 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 · 1,031 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 972 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 973 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,025 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,046 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,035 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 95 min · 1,084 flights
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