Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco
2,583 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–SFO arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,224 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights449
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights775
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 → SFO
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 58% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,009 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 115 flights · limited
- Overnights70% on time · p90 55 min · 913 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 90 min · 820 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 530 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 532 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 570 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 565 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 553 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 566 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 572 flights
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