Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Houston
957 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–HOU arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 800 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights800
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)86%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 7 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 → HOU
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 1,091 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 35 min · 505 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 70 min · 983 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 368 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 370 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 382 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 388 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 382 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 411 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 50 min · 411 flights
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