Historical on-time performance
Houston to Fort Lauderdale
957 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–FLL arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 797 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights797
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 HOU → FLL
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 645 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 35 min · 608 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 35 min · 603 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 45 min · 483 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 60 min · 536 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 396 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 442 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 404 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 395 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 403 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 437 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 398 flights
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