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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → Fort Lauderdale

RDU–FLL · 680 miles · Raleigh–Durham International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
1,310
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways84%545 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines80%376 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines77%142 flights
  4. 4.Spirit Airlines68%216 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (31 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RDU–FLL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

RDU–FLL flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 73%.

JetBlue Airways has a clear lead on this route.

JetBlue Airways arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 68%.

Ticking up lately.

RDU–FLL flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(195 flights)
  • Tue86%(125 flights)
  • Wed86%(119 flights)
  • Thu82%(193 flights)
  • Fri78%(204 flights)
  • Sat79%(210 flights)
  • Sun73%(231 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(389 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(204 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(407 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(103 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(156 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 90% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%83
July 202578%100
August 202584%91
September 202588%80
October 202593%90
November 202579%119
December 202570%136
January 202673%108
February 202678%99
March 202669%132
April 202677%129
May 202686%110

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Based on 1,310 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.