Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale
994 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–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)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 909 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.
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.5%Flights399
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.5%Flights479
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft34%
- 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 PIT → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,483 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 462 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 60 min · 390 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 65 min · 492 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 95 min · 304 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 386 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 400 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 425 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 448 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 547 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 448 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 477 flights
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