Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Richmond
805 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–RIC arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 623 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights277
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.4%Flights346
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 → RIC
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 358 flights
- Middays64% on time · p90 95 min · 72 flights · limited
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 357 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 85 min · 666 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 105 min · 1,035 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 314 flights
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 80 min · 326 flights
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 368 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 90 min · 369 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 95 min · 359 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 105 min · 373 flights
- Fridays61% on time · p90 95 min · 379 flights
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