Historical on-time performance
San Antonio to Fort Lauderdale
1,145 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAT–FLL arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 61 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.6%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline8%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)72%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 1 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 SAT → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 553 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 196 flights · limited
- Evenings73% on time · p90 60 min · 178 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 103 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 110 flights · limited
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 152 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 152 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 40 min · 150 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 151 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 163 flights · limited
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