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Airport · FLL · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

76.4%
On-time
Top 95%
on-time, US airports
74 min
Delay when late
1.19%
Cancelled
#25 of 382
Corpus placement
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FLL on-time rate vs. the national average

Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%76.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 8,408,917.

Late Aircraft 36.0% (3,030,643 min)
Carrier 33.3% (2,802,252 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 24.2% (2,035,942 min)
Weather 5.2% (435,826 min)
Security 1.2% (104,254 min)

FLL - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (90.5%) · worst: July (84.6%)

84%86%88%90%92% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 85.9%

FLL - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

80%85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 94.7% 87.7% ▼ -7.4%

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).

14 min16 min18 min20 min22 min Jan 24Dec 25 18.2 min 17.8 min ▼ -2.2%

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.

Cancellation Rate

1.19%

11,984 of 1,010,982 flights

Diversion Rate

0.14%

1,385 of 1,010,982 flights

Delay Rate

23.6%

238,106 of 1,010,982 flights

Top Routes from FLL

Busiest routes to and from Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → ATL (Atlanta) 42,458 77.5% 581 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 42,441 77.2% 581 mi
EWR (Newark) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 29,146 75.3% 1,065 mi
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → EWR (Newark) 29,136 74% 1,065 mi
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → LGA (New York) 24,199 75.8% 1,076 mi
LGA (New York) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 24,183 74.5% 1,076 mi
JFK (New York) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 22,686 73.9% 1,069 mi
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → JFK (New York) 22,683 73.8% 1,069 mi
BWI (Baltimore) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 21,397 77.2% 925 mi
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → BWI (Baltimore) 21,264 79% 925 mi
BOS (Boston) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 18,085 73.2% 1,237 mi
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → BOS (Boston) 18,044 73% 1,237 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 17,641 77.4% 632 mi
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → CLT (Charlotte) 17,640 81.2% 632 mi
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → ORD (Chicago) 17,275 76.6% 1,182 mi
ORD (Chicago) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 17,273 79.4% 1,182 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 16,394 75.8% 1,119 mi
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 16,377 76.8% 1,119 mi
PHL (Philadelphia) → FLL (Fort Lauderdale) 15,161 78.2% 992 mi
FLL (Fort Lauderdale) → PHL (Philadelphia) 15,133 77.3% 992 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 76.4%).

Belleville, IL

Belleville, IL

76.4% on-time 14,072 flights

Provo, UT

Provo, UT

76.5% on-time 20,217 flights

Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY

Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY

76.3% on-time 7,137 flights

Santa Maria, CA

Santa Maria, CA

76.6% on-time 2,193 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 1,010,982).

Nashville, TN

Nashville, TN

1,046,597 flights 80.8% on-time

San Diego, CA

San Diego, CA

973,807 flights 80.8% on-time

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, MD

1,049,006 flights 78% on-time

Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA

1,060,086 flights 81.3% on-time

Other Airports in Florida

Compare performance with other Florida airports.

MCO 76.7%

Orlando, FL

Orlando · 1,718,833 flights
MIA 77.9%

Miami, FL

Miami · 1,160,127 flights
TPA 79.8%

Tampa, FL

Tampa · 860,941 flights
RSW 80.9%

Fort Myers, FL

Fort Myers · 420,518 flights
JAX 80.4%

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville · 316,106 flights
PBI 76.9%

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach · 302,058 flights
SRQ 79.5%

Sarasota/Bradenton, FL

Sarasota/Bradenton · 177,587 flights
PNS 81.4%

Pensacola, FL

Pensacola · 143,115 flights

FLL delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Florida: Florida flight data.

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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Using FLL's data

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.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.