Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Newark
1,065 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–EWR arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 4,756 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.3%Flights2,640
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time60%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.3%Flights988
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time57%Medianon timep9090 minCancel5.8%Flights1,128
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Late aircraft27%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 158 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 → EWR
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 · 4,746 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 3,225 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 100 min · 2,590 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 120 min · 2,373 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 115 min · 2,256 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 2,145 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 2,134 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 75 min · 2,226 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 2,089 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 75 min · 2,205 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 80 min · 2,191 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 100 min · 2,200 flights
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