Historical on-time performance
Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale
781 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORF–FLL arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 105 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.9%Flights105
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 ORF → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 245 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 65 min · 152 flights · limited
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 80 min · 132 flights · limited
- Evenings61% on time · p90 90 min · 469 flights
- Overnights47% on time · p90 125 min · 133 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 59% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 123 flights · limited
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 158 flights · limited
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 124 flights · limited
- Mondays67% on time · p90 115 min · 158 flights · limited
- Sundays60% on time · p90 125 min · 205 flights
- Thursdays59% on time · p90 125 min · 207 flights
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