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Route Reliability

Fort Lauderdale → Dallas–Fort Worth

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

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
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.Spirit Airlines75%781 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines74%1,970 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines60%113 flights

Not enough history to rank: JetBlue Airways (91 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

FLL–DFW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

FLL–DFW flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays and just 66% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Spirit Airlines runs this route best.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 75% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 60%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(410 flights)
  • Tue81%(372 flights)
  • Wed76%(373 flights)
  • Thu75%(434 flights)
  • Fri77%(420 flights)
  • Sat70%(387 flights)
  • Sun66%(447 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM81%(78 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(853 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(399 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(385 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(421 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(539 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(168 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 69% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%223
July 202573%233
August 202566%194
September 202574%193
October 202580%214
November 202577%198
December 202578%253
January 202678%230
February 202679%241
March 202665%337
April 202671%290
May 202671%237

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.