Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International in April 2026

70.2%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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 8,610 domestic departures from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL). 70.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.0% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so FLL departures were 8.9 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 7,833 departures with 80.4% leaving on time: a change of −10.2 points, with flights up 10%.

Flights arriving at FLL that month were on time 71.9% of the time (8,615 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 26%.

On time 68.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 30.5%
Cancelled 1.1%
Diverted 0.4%

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

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

Measure	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	FLL, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	70.2%	80.4%	68.4%	79.1%
Arrived on time	68.0%	81.7%	68.9%	78.9%
Cancelled	1.1%	0.5%	2.4%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	20.5 min	15.4 min	22.1 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	287	261	248	19,931
Scheduled departures	8,610	7,833	90,381	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
B6 JetBlue Airways	2,213	26%	64.6%	16.2 min	0.1%
NK Spirit Airlines	1,638	19%	55.8%	24.5 min	3.7%
DL Delta Air Lines	1,213	14%	80.1%	5.1 min	0.6%
WN Southwest Airlines	956	11%	71.5%	8.7 min	0.2%
UA United Airlines	843	10%	85.4%	-2.1 min	0.1%
AA American Airlines	754	9%	73.7%	13.7 min	0.9%
G4 Allegiant Air	475	6%	55.4%	32.2 min	0.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines	437	5%	57.4%	33.9 min	2.3%
AS Alaska Airlines	81	1%	84.0%	-7.1 min	1.2%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FLL–ATL	Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta	713	72.5%	10.5 min	0.8%
FLL–EWR	Fort Lauderdale to Newark	464	78.2%	4.6 min	1.1%
FLL–LGA	Fort Lauderdale to New York	453	58.1%	22.3 min	1.1%
FLL–JFK	Fort Lauderdale to New York	381	69.6%	9.4 min	0.3%
FLL–BOS	Fort Lauderdale to Boston	367	65.7%	15.6 min	0.5%
FLL–PHL	Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia	335	69.3%	16.9 min	1.2%
FLL–ORD	Fort Lauderdale to Chicago	325	61.2%	27.9 min	2.8%
FLL–CLT	Fort Lauderdale to Charlotte	308	68.8%	16.4 min	1.3%
FLL–DFW	Fort Lauderdale to Dallas/Fort Worth	298	68.5%	11.4 min	2.3%
FLL–BWI	Fort Lauderdale to Baltimore	285	68.1%	12.6 min	0.7%
FLL–DTW	Fort Lauderdale to Detroit	273	67.4%	21.0 min	1.1%
FLL–IAH	Fort Lauderdale to Houston	262	75.6%	4.7 min	1.1%

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), April 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Apr 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	33.3%	33.5%	56,912
Late-arriving aircraft	38.4%	40.4%	65,673
National Aviation System	25.8%	21.0%	44,146
Extreme weather	2.3%	5.0%	3,888
Security	0.3%	0.1%	439

171,058 delay minutes on 2,626 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 April 2026?

70.2% of 8,610 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In April 2025, 80.4% of 7,833 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 70.2% and 1.1% in April 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.