Route · HOU → FLL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Fort Lauderdale
The HOU–FLL corridor (Houston, TX → Fort Lauderdale, FL) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 957 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.1%
- On-time
- +1.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 58 min
- Delay when late
- 5,990
- Flights
Cancelled
1.2%
Best Month
Sep 2024 95%
Worst Month
Jul 2025 53%
Distance
957 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 80 | 32 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 79 | 25 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 2 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 70 | 33 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 68 | 18 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| May 2025 | 62 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 79 | 17 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 66 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 91 | 31 | 4 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 90 | 24 | 4 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 93 | 30 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 90 | 17 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 93 | 25 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 93 | 29 | 1 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
1.2%
22 of 1,784 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
5 of 1,784 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →FLL - Fort Lauderdale
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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What the Data Says About HOU to FLL
5,990 tracked flights put the HOU to FLL pairing (Houston to Fort Lauderdale) at a 80.1% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 58.3 minutes on average. Across the 957-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 1.2% cancelled and 0.3% diverted (1,784 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2024 posted the strongest performance at 95% on-time, while Jul 2025 came in at just 53% - a 42-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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