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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Fort Lauderdale

DFW–FLL · 1,119 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
2,955
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines74%113 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines74%782 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines70%1,970 flights

Not enough history to rank: JetBlue Airways (90 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–FLL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 57% between 6–9 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

DFW–FLL flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 67%.

Frontier Airlines has a slight edge here.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 74% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 70%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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%(409 flights)
  • Tue75%(370 flights)
  • Wed74%(371 flights)
  • Thu74%(434 flights)
  • Fri72%(432 flights)
  • Sat67%(383 flights)
  • Sun69%(448 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(317 flights)
  • 6–9 AM80%(857 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM62%(113 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(588 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(298 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(673 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 59% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%225
July 202562%237
August 202564%194
September 202576%197
October 202576%214
November 202579%198
December 202574%253
January 202677%231
February 202679%240
March 202663%328
April 202674%291
May 202673%239

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,955 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.