PHX to FLL flight delays
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) · 1,972 miles
873 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
71.64%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.03%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
70 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
21 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. Spirit Airlines arrived on time 17.1 points more often than American Airlines over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In February it ran 55.8 points more punctual than in March — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 18.2 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
This route does worse than its own airport. PHX as a whole runs 7.4 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Spirit Airlines arrived on time most often on PHX to FLL. American Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in July and worst in March.
Every airline on PHX to FLL
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 513 | 72.89% | 0.78% | 71 min | D |
| American Airlines | 182 | 61.88% | 0.55% | 63 min | F |
| Spirit Airlines | 142 | 78.99% | 2.82% | 88 min | C |
| Southwest Airlines | 36 | 75% | 0% | 46 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
FLL to PHX Fort Lauderdale back to Phoenix 75.23% on time COther routes from Phoenix
Common questions
Are flights from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale usually delayed?
71.64% of flights on the PHX to FLL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale?
Spirit Airlines, at 78.99% on time across 142 flights. The least punctual on the route was American Airlines at 61.88%.
How often are PHX to FLL flights cancelled?
1.03% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 10 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale?
February, when 90.6% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 34.8%.
When PHX to FLL flights are late, how late are they?
About 70 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on PHX to FLL during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →