Historical on-time performance
Louisville to Fort Lauderdale
895 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SDF–FLL arrive on time 90% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate90%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 30 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel3.3%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline0%
- Weather66%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. 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 SDF → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 187 flights · limited
- Middays71% on time · p90 50 min · 557 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 85 min · 323 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 85 min · 111 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 70 min · 104 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 286 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 141 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 85 min · 174 flights · limited
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 146 flights · limited
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 289 flights
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 45 min · 102 flights · limited
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