Route reliability
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL), September 2025 to August 2026.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TXFort Lauderdale, FL
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
DFW to FLL
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Fort Lauderdale, FL
- On time
- 67.5%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 3.0%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 11.1%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,143in 12 months4 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- JetBlue Airways73.6% on time · 311 flights
On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.
Airlines on this route
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Diverted | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. JetBlue Airways Most reliable | 73.6% | 2.6% | 10.0% | 113 min | 0.3% | 311 |
| 2. Spirit Airlines | 68.6% | 5.0% | 10.7% | 69 min | 0.2% | 596 |
| 3. American Airlines | 66.4% | 2.6% | 11.4% | 67 min | 0.2% | 2,031 |
| 4. Frontier Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 65.9% | 2.0% | 10.7% | 57 min | 0.5% | 205 |
On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.
What this means
JetBlue Airways has the strongest record on this route.
- JetBlue Airways had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL): 73.6% of its 311 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 66.4% for American Airlines.
- 3.0% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 33), 1.1 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 11.1% of flights, about 1 in 9, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 70 min.
- Overall, 67.5% of flights on this route arrived on time, 8.1 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (80.0% on time) and June the least reliable (56.8%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 5.9% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (85.2% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (47.2%).
- In the other direction, Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 69.6% of flights were on time and 2.8% were cancelled. Compare airlines FLL to DFW.
Best and worst months to fly DFW to FLL
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 67.5%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68.6% | 730 |
| February | 78.8% | 688 |
| March | 61.8% | 891 |
| April | 71.4% | 788 |
| May | 63.3% | 772 |
| June | 56.8% | 771 |
| July | 59.6% | 835 |
| August | 64.6% | 745 |
| September | 77.0% | 669 |
| October | 80.0% | 711 |
| November | 79.7% | 659 |
| December | 73.6% | 739 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines | November (80.8%) | May (60.6%) |
| American Airlines | October (80.6%) | June (51.7%) |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 73.4% | 203 |
| Oct 2025 | 75.2% | 214 |
| Nov 2025 | 74.9% | 207 |
| Dec 2025 | 72.0% | 254 |
| Jan 2026 | 67.8% | 258 |
| Feb 2026 | 76.4% | 246 |
| Mar 2026 | 58.4% | 346 |
| Apr 2026 | 72.7% | 297 |
| May 2026 | 69.8% | 245 |
| Jun 2026 | 57.6% | 264 |
| Jul 2026 | 54.5% | 312 |
| Aug 2026 | 67.0% | 297 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 82.0% | 239 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 85.2% | 182 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 77.0% | 499 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 81.9% | 237 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | Insufficient sample | 48 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 60.8% | 120 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 62.3% | 183 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 68.0% | 300 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 60.2% | 113 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 56.9% | 232 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | Insufficient sample | 13 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 63.2% | 106 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 64.1% | 217 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 56.7% | 240 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 57.0% | 307 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 47.2% | 106 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | Insufficient sample | 1 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Nonstop scheduled flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.