Historical on-time performance
Houston to Fort Lauderdale
957 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–FLL arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 798 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time65%Median5 minp9050 minCancel0.4%Flights798
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)67%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 3 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 HOU → FLL
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 497 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 714 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 45 min · 634 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 50 min · 456 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 55 min · 418 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 373 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 40 min · 381 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 415 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 371 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 384 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 416 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 379 flights
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