Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles
2,342 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–LAX arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,896 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights274
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.1%Flights1,622
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
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 → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 62% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 535 flights
- Mornings81% on time · p90 35 min · 2,642 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 290 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,065 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 75 min · 1,613 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 847 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 816 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 873 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 869 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 908 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 922 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 70 min · 910 flights
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