Route Reliability
Houston → Fort Lauderdale
IAH–FLL · 966 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.2%
- Cancelled
- 2,840
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines85%1,802 flights
- 2.Spirit Airlines72%954 flights
Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (84 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
IAH–FLL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
IAH–FLL flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays and just 74% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
United Airlines runs this route best.
United Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 72%.
Recent months have been rougher.
IAH–FLL flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon81%(413 flights)
- Tue89%(359 flights)
- Wed83%(389 flights)
- Thu79%(418 flights)
- Fri79%(414 flights)
- Sat77%(391 flights)
- Sun74%(420 flights)
- 3–6 AM81%(239 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(549 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(464 flights)
- 12–3 PM84%(563 flights)
- 3–6 PM76%(424 flights)
- 6–9 PM74%(565 flights)
Jun 70% → May 76% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 209 |
| July 2025 | 70% | 191 |
| August 2025 | 79% | 192 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 196 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 265 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 259 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 283 |
| January 2026 | 89% | 264 |
| February 2026 | 86% | 245 |
| March 2026 | 67% | 283 |
| April 2026 | 81% | 259 |
| May 2026 | 76% | 158 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,840 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.