Route Reliability

Route reliability

New York (JFK) 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 New York, NY (JFK) to Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

New York, NYFort Lauderdale, FL

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

JFK to FLL

New York, NY to Fort Lauderdale, FL

On time
68.2%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
4.8%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
10.5%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
Scheduled flights
3,907in 12 months2 airlines
Most reliable airline
Delta Air Lines72.1% on time · 1,614 flights

On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from JFK to FLL, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. Delta Air Lines Most reliable 72.1% 3.9% 9.0% 66 min 0.4% 1,614
2. JetBlue Airways 65.4% 5.4% 11.5% 71 min 0.3% 2,293

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

Delta Air Lines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Delta Air Lines had the best on-time record from New York (JFK) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL): 72.1% of its 1,614 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 65.4% for JetBlue Airways.
  • 4.8% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 21), 2.9 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 10.5% of flights, about 1 in 10, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 70 min.
  • Overall, 68.2% of flights on this route arrived on time, 7.4 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (82.2% on time) and July the least reliable (60.8%).
  • Cancellations peaked in July, when 8.4% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (81.4% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (46.8%).
  • In the other direction, Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New York (JFK), 66.5% of flights were on time and 4.8% were cancelled. Compare airlines FLL to JFK.

Best and worst months to fly JFK to FLL

Jan 67.5%
Feb 69.2%
Mar 66.8%
Apr 79.2%
May 77.5%
Jun 68.9%
Jul 60.8%
Aug 62.0%
Sep 72.5%
Oct 75.8%
Nov 82.2%
Dec 63.7%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 68.2%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 67.5% 992
February 69.2% 992
March 66.8% 1,122
April 79.2% 1,160
May 77.5% 916
June 68.9% 883
July 60.8% 909
August 62.0% 906
September 72.5% 805
October 75.8% 842
November 82.2% 968
December 63.7% 1,138
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Delta Air Lines November (87.5%) July (66.4%)
JetBlue Airways November (78.4%) August (56.4%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 78.4%
Oct 70.6%
Nov 73.4%
Dec 52.5%
Jan 62.4%
Feb 65.1%
Mar 65.5%
Apr 77.4%
May 84.5%
Jun 78.6%
Jul 56.2%
Aug 59.4%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 78.4% 259
Oct 2025 70.6% 279
Nov 2025 73.4% 334
Dec 2025 52.5% 385
Jan 2026 62.4% 338
Feb 2026 65.1% 347
Mar 2026 65.5% 388
Apr 2026 77.4% 380
May 2026 84.5% 303
Jun 2026 78.6% 285
Jul 2026 56.2% 306
Aug 2026 59.4% 303

Best and worst departure times

<6a 81.0%
6a 76.4%
7a 81.4%
8a 66.2%
9a 71.0%
10a 72.5%
11a 74.6%
12p 62.3%
1p 64.8%
2p 70.5%
3p 61.5%
4p 55.1%
5p 62.2%
6p 54.1%
7p 63.5%
8p 46.8%
9p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at JFK, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 81.0% 105
Departing 6 am to 7 am 76.4% 313
Departing 7 am to 8 am 81.4% 576
Departing 8 am to 9 am 66.2% 148
Departing 9 am to 10 am 71.0% 217
Departing 10 am to 11 am 72.5% 51
Departing 11 am to noon 74.6% 476
Departing noon to 1 pm 62.3% 130
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 64.8% 91
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 70.5% 190
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 61.5% 473
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 55.1% 118
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 62.2% 333
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 54.1% 85
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 63.5% 367
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 46.8% 220
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm Insufficient sample 14
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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 New York, NY (JFK) 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.

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