Route Reliability
Detroit → Fort Lauderdale
DTW–FLL · 1,127 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- 73%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.7%
- Cancelled
- 2,800
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines74%1,824 flights
- 2.Spirit Airlines73%887 flights
Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (89 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DTW–FLL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DTW–FLL flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays and just 64% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Not much between Delta Air Lines and Spirit Airlines.
On this route they all land within 73% to 74% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon71%(392 flights)
- Tue80%(371 flights)
- Wed80%(365 flights)
- Thu74%(410 flights)
- Fri73%(399 flights)
- Sat72%(393 flights)
- Sun64%(414 flights)
- 3–6 AM77%(120 flights)
- 6–9 AM82%(784 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM82%(325 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(384 flights)
- 3–6 PM65%(516 flights)
- 6–9 PM62%(615 flights)
Jun 78% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 78% | 212 |
| July 2025 | 76% | 208 |
| August 2025 | 82% | 204 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 167 |
| October 2025 | 89% | 199 |
| November 2025 | 82% | 219 |
| December 2025 | 60% | 273 |
| January 2026 | 61% | 249 |
| February 2026 | 75% | 257 |
| March 2026 | 54% | 306 |
| April 2026 | 74% | 269 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 181 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,800 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.