Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Fort Lauderdale
805 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–FLL arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 649 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-time85%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.7%Flights344
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.3%Flights305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft44%
- 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 RIC → 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 15 min · 1,268 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 55 min · 854 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 75 min · 251 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 95 min · 68 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 317 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 313 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 354 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 383 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 377 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 373 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 367 flights
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