Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to New York
1,069 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–JFK arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 3,886 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.7%Flights1,615
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time62%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.8%Flights2,271
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather51%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 147 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 → JFK
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 · 3,524 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 60 min · 2,667 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 105 min · 1,964 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 100 min · 2,297 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 120 min · 1,216 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,611 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,594 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,650 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,700 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 85 min · 1,683 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,714 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 95 min · 1,716 flights
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