Flight B61979
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Alerts at this flight's airports
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Advisory Coastal Flood Statement FLL
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
Weather
Washington (DCA) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 44% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 90 minutes. It was cancelled 3.5% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 56.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.5%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 90 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 318
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 68%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 16%
- Air traffic control & airport 15%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 60.0% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 51.6% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 66.7% | 24 |
| December 2025 | 45.8% | 24 |
| January 2026 | 56.0% | 26 |
| February 2026 | 47.8% | 23 |
| March 2026 | 53.6% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 52.2% | 23 |
| May 2026 | 78.3% | 23 |
| June 2026 | 77.3% | 25 |
| July 2026 | 32.0% | 30 |
| August 2026 | 58.6% | 31 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data