Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia
Flights on FLL–PHL arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,152 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.8%Flights1,372
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.0%Flights615
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.5%Flights761
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time57%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.2%Flights404
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather72%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 97 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 → PHL
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 · 2,642 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,727 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 95 min · 1,459 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 90 min · 1,309 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 100 min · 1,291 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,111 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,106 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,225 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,252 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,245 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,238 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 90 min · 1,251 flights
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