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Flight NK581

Flight NK581

  • Advisory Coastal Flood Statement FLL

    COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

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Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Chicago (ORD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 64% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 73 minutes. It was cancelled 9.4% of the time.

On-time arrivals
35.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
9.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
73 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
96
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 59%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 22%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 20%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

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

On-time arrivals by month
Jan 2026 Apr 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
January 2026 54.5% 24
February 2026 37.0% 28
March 2026 19.2% 30
April 2026 33.3% 14

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 โ€“ August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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