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DL 1018 · Delta Air Lines

Fort Lauderdale → Raleigh–Durham (FLL–RDU)

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 1018 arrived on time 82% of the time on Thursdays and just 58% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the FLL–RDU route.

DL 1018 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 69% across the FLL–RDU route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 1018 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(51 flights)
  • Tue81%(52 flights)
  • Wed81%(52 flights)
  • Thu82%(51 flights)
  • Fri81%(52 flights)
  • Sat72%(50 flights)
  • Sun58%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM73%(22 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(338 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 70% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%30
July 202565%31
August 202579%28
September 202573%30
October 202597%31
November 202579%29
December 202568%31
January 202670%30
February 202675%28
March 202668%31
April 202680%30
May 202668%31
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
360
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 364 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.