Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International in February 2026

65.2%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 8,251 domestic departures from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL). 65.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 64.5% reached their destination on time; 4.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so FLL departures were 12.9 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 7,387 departures with 77.1% leaving on time: a change of −11.9 points, with flights up 12%.

Flights arriving at FLL that month were on time 70.1% of the time (8,256 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 38%, late-arriving aircraft 35% and national aviation system 24%.

On time 64.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 31.4%
Cancelled 4.0%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from FLL in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	FLL, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	65.2%	77.1%	68.4%	78.1%
Arrived on time	64.5%	79.7%	68.9%	78.3%
Cancelled	4.0%	1.0%	2.4%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	22.5 min	16.6 min	22.1 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	275	246	248	17,168
Scheduled departures	8,251	7,387	90,381	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
B6 JetBlue Airways	1,926	23%	57.8%	19.6 min	5.5%
NK Spirit Airlines	1,907	23%	55.9%	22.4 min	7.1%
DL Delta Air Lines	1,093	13%	72.8%	13.2 min	2.9%
WN Southwest Airlines	1,032	13%	69.4%	10.5 min	0.7%
UA United Airlines	837	10%	79.8%	5.1 min	1.9%
AA American Airlines	667	8%	75.3%	13.8 min	2.5%
G4 Allegiant Air	424	5%	59.2%	25.4 min	1.2%
F9 Frontier Airlines	297	4%	56.9%	30.5 min	2.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	68	1%	64.7%	8.8 min	2.9%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FLL–ATL	Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta	660	61.7%	22.9 min	2.0%
FLL–EWR	Fort Lauderdale to Newark	442	59.5%	16.4 min	8.4%
FLL–LGA	Fort Lauderdale to New York	420	59.0%	17.6 min	8.8%
FLL–ORD	Fort Lauderdale to Chicago	356	68.8%	21.1 min	0.8%
FLL–JFK	Fort Lauderdale to New York	346	53.5%	26.7 min	9.5%
FLL–BOS	Fort Lauderdale to Boston	342	55.3%	24.2 min	9.4%
FLL–PHL	Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia	310	62.9%	25.7 min	7.1%
FLL–BWI	Fort Lauderdale to Baltimore	278	70.1%	10.8 min	5.0%
FLL–DTW	Fort Lauderdale to Detroit	264	70.1%	11.8 min	1.9%
FLL–CLT	Fort Lauderdale to Charlotte	259	75.3%	6.5 min	3.5%
FLL–DFW	Fort Lauderdale to Dallas/Fort Worth	245	77.1%	10.1 min	1.6%
FLL–IAH	Fort Lauderdale to Houston	245	85.7%	-7.1 min	0.4%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	37.5%	38.2%	65,007
Late-arriving aircraft	35.2%	37.2%	61,088
National Aviation System	24.3%	18.5%	42,190
Extreme weather	2.8%	6.0%	4,807
Security	0.2%	0.2%	414

173,506 delay minutes on 2,587 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left FLL on time in February 2026?

65.2% of 8,251 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 64.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 77.1% of 7,387 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 65.2% and 4.0% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for FLL · methodology · corrections.