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Route Reliability

Fort Lauderdale → New York

FLL–JFK · 1,069 miles · Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
3,886
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 Lines76%1,615 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways65%2,271 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

FLL–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 36% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

FLL–JFK flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Tuesdays and just 57% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% 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
  • Mon65%(537 flights)
  • Tue76%(503 flights)
  • Wed75%(511 flights)
  • Thu70%(552 flights)
  • Fri71%(552 flights)
  • Sat73%(534 flights)
  • Sun57%(539 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(755 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(976 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(261 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(678 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(975 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM36%(83 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 61% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%288
July 202561%266
August 202572%291
September 202585%257
October 202580%274
November 202579%309
December 202562%364
January 202669%318
February 202660%313
March 202658%368
April 202671%380
May 202680%300

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,886 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.