Historical on-time performance
New York to Fort Lauderdale
Flights on LGA–FLL arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,608 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.9%Flights1,600
- American AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.2%Flights430
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9085 minCancel6.6%Flights1,039
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time62%Medianon timep9095 minCancel3.6%Flights1,539
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline21%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 206 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 LGA → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 4,359 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 3,698 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 95 min · 2,022 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 95 min · 3,067 flights
- Overnights51% on time · p90 115 min · 598 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 76% on time.
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,814 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,944 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,944 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 2,008 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 80 min · 2,007 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 75 min · 2,014 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 80 min · 2,013 flights
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