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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Fort Lauderdale

PHL–FLL · 993 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
3,291
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines77%1,371 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines71%542 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways70%614 flights
  4. 4.Spirit Airlines69%764 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHL–FLL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 59% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

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

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 69%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% 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
  • Mon72%(460 flights)
  • Tue79%(410 flights)
  • Wed82%(407 flights)
  • Thu73%(482 flights)
  • Fri72%(484 flights)
  • Sat69%(472 flights)
  • Sun65%(464 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(214 flights)
  • 6–9 AM76%(1043 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(576 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(234 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(370 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(719 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 71% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%166
July 202570%219
August 202567%249
September 202584%209
October 202584%256
November 202577%253
December 202569%321
January 202669%301
February 202674%288
March 202666%330
April 202670%332
May 202680%255

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,291 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.