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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Fort Lauderdale

ATL–FLL · 581 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
7,174
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines72%4,256 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways72%557 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines66%1,469 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines63%891 flights

Not enough history to rank: Southwest Airlines (1 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ATL–FLL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–FLL flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Wednesdays and just 59% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 72% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 63%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(1027 flights)
  • Tue77%(960 flights)
  • Wed77%(953 flights)
  • Thu71%(1041 flights)
  • Fri69%(1038 flights)
  • Sat68%(958 flights)
  • Sun59%(1028 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM78%(314 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(1083 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(1336 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(1056 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(1479 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(761 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(976 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 55% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%515
July 202561%513
August 202573%492
September 202586%451
October 202580%485
November 202577%594
December 202566%671
January 202668%649
February 202670%643
March 202657%733
April 202675%706
May 202675%553

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Based on 7,174 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.