According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) ranks #25 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Fort Lauderdale, FL posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as one of the busiest U.S. airports.
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FLL on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Fort Lauderdale, FL sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Fort Lauderdale, FL handles more flight
volume than 94% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
5% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Fort Lauderdale, FL vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 1,010,982 ·
On-time rate: 76.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes8,408,917 min
Late Aircraft3,030,643 min · 36%
Carrier2,802,252 min · 33%
NAS (National Aviation System)2,035,942 min · 24%
Weather435,826 min · 5%
Security104,254 min · 1%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
FLL - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (90.5%) · worst: July (84.6%)
FLL - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
FLL - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.5 min · taxi-in 7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
FLL's average taxi-out (17.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.3 min (November 2024) to 19.6 min (September 2024).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Fort Lauderdale, FL, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Fort Lauderdale, FL is on-time standing: 76.4% (2.6 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance) across 1,010,982 BTS flights (2020–2025). When a departure runs late, the average delay is 74.0 minutes; cancellations run 1.19%.
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (36.0% late-aircraft, 33.3% carrier, 24.2% NAS, 5.2% weather, 1.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, FLL is strongest in October (90.5% on-time) and weakest in July (84.6%), a 5.9-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~17,464 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 77.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Fort Lauderdale, FL vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
76.4%Top 95%higher than 5% of 382 airports
Fort Lauderdale, FL
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
FLL's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Check the busiest route from FLL before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in October rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.5 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fort Lauderdale, FL's on-time rate?
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) has a 76.4% on-time rate across 1,010,982 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.6 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does FLL rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Fort Lauderdale, FL ranks #25 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it one of the busiest U.S. airports.
What's the most common cause of delays at Fort Lauderdale, FL?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at FLL, accounting for 36.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 36.0% late-aircraft, 33.3% carrier, 24.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 5.2% weather, and 1.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Fort Lauderdale, FL?
October is historically FLL's strongest month at 90.5% on-time, while July is the weakest at 84.6%, a 5.9-point swing across the BTS historical record.