Historical on-time performance
New York to Fort Lauderdale
1,069 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–FLL arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.7%of scheduled flights
based on 3,896 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.6%Flights1,614
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.8%Flights2,282
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather53%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 144 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 JFK → 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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 3,853 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 65 min · 2,493 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 80 min · 2,137 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 85 min · 2,262 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 100 min · 934 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,596 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,605 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,701 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,651 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,701 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,706 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 85 min · 1,719 flights
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