Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh-durham
680 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–RDU arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 852 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 minCancel1.0%Flights307
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.5%Flights545
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline27%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 → RDU
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 352 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 428 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,836 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 100 min · 1,129 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 85 min · 396 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 70 min · 462 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 461 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 70 min · 616 flights
- Fridays65% on time · p90 70 min · 628 flights
- Saturdays64% on time · p90 80 min · 663 flights
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 75 min · 609 flights
- Sundays60% on time · p90 95 min · 702 flights
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