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Route Reliability

Newark → Fort Lauderdale

EWR–FLL · 1,065 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
4,762
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines78%2,640 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways72%987 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines72%1,135 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

EWR–FLL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 60% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–FLL flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays and just 65% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

United Airlines has a slight edge here.

United Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 72%.

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
  • Mon76%(649 flights)
  • Tue82%(640 flights)
  • Wed81%(636 flights)
  • Thu75%(680 flights)
  • Fri77%(672 flights)
  • Sat73%(653 flights)
  • Sun65%(656 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM85%(166 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(1077 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(863 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(583 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(807 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(1013 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM60%(77 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 75% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%273
July 202574%314
August 202574%354
September 202583%286
October 202572%357
November 202573%416
December 202567%471
January 202677%471
February 202676%406
March 202673%471
April 202680%459
May 202686%308

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,762 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.