Historical on-time performance
Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale
781 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORF–FLL arrive on time 60% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate60%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.2%of scheduled flights
based on 97 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep9065 minCancel7.2%Flights97
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline12%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)51%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline43%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 ORF → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 245 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 60 min · 210 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 80 min · 143 flights · limited
- Evenings66% on time · p90 80 min · 450 flights
- Overnights44% on time · p90 115 min · 181 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 123 flights · limited
- Fridays74% on time · p90 40 min · 184 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 178 flights · limited
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 121 flights · limited
- Mondays68% on time · p90 90 min · 183 flights · limited
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 80 min · 222 flights
- Sundays60% on time · p90 120 min · 218 flights
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