Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Houston
957 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–HOU arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 798 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.1%Flights798
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security1%
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 → HOU
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 1,136 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 584 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 75 min · 999 flights
- Afternoons49% on time · p90 70 min · 57 flights · limited
- Overnights48% on time · p90 115 min · 83 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 393 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 392 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 405 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 405 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 401 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 431 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 55 min · 432 flights
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