FLL to PHL flight delays

FLL PHL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood to Philadelphia · 992 miles

8,503 flights were scheduled from FLL to PHL over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 8,310 that made the trip, 73.3% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
8,503
Arrived on time
73.3%
Cancelled
2.2%
Scheduled distance
992 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on FLL–PHL, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
American Airlines 77.2% 122 min 2.1% 3,815
Spirit Airlines 69.7% 66 min 2% 2,498
Frontier Airlines 69.2% 102 min 2.9% 1,500
JetBlue Airways 73.8% 66 min 1.8% 675

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on FLL–PHL: 64.3% of flights arrived on time, against 82.4% in October. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 73.3%.
Arrival on-time share, FLL to PHL, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 71.3% 773
February 74.2% 728
March 66.3% 850
April 77.1% 888
May 76.7% 719
June 74.2% 644
July 64.3% 656
August 65.2% 699
September 77.8% 571
October 82.4% 604
November 79.5% 617
December 72.5% 754

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

FLL to PHL in one number

FLL → PHL

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 95 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 8,503 flights

73.3% of flights arrived on time

Questions about FLL to PHL

Which airline is most reliable from FLL to PHL?
American Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 77.2% of the time, with 3,815 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 69.2% over 1,500 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly FLL to PHL?
July, at 64.3% of arrivals on time, with 656 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 82.4%.
How late are FLL–PHL flights when they are late?
95 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the FLL to PHL flight cancelled?
2.2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at PHL less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.