Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Fort Lauderdale
1,005 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–FLL arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 746 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.2%Flights347
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.3%Flights399
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)44%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly IND → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,317 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 730 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 80 min · 373 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 70 min · 279 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 95 min · 390 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 299 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 305 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 416 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 419 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 504 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 578 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 568 flights
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