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Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 8% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 101 minutes. It was cancelled 5.3% of the time.

On-time arrivals
91.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
5.3%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
101 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
75
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 42%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 21%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 20%
  • Extreme weather 17%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Jun 2026 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
June 2026 92.3% 13
July 2026 96.4% 31
August 2026 86.7% 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

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