Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale
992 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–FLL arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 3,152 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.7%Flights1,371
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.3%Flights614
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9070 minCancel5.0%Flights762
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.2%Flights405
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 98 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 PHL → 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 40 min · 3,206 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,077 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 100 min · 525 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 80 min · 1,794 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 85 min · 828 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,116 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,099 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,224 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,245 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,252 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,244 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,250 flights
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