Historical on-time performance
Raleigh-durham to Fort Lauderdale
680 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RDU–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)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 793 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-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.0%Flights307
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights409
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.0%Flights77
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft39%
- 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 RDU → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,495 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,727 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 50 min · 258 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 100 min · 248 flights
- Evenings51% on time · p90 110 min · 365 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 491 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 493 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 604 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 604 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 640 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 588 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 673 flights
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