Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale
2,583 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–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)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,229 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.4%Flights451
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights778
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline53%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SFO → FLL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 56% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,039 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 747 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,960 flights
- Afternoons56% on time · p90 100 min · 148 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 528 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 561 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 568 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 558 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 563 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 537 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 579 flights
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