ROC to FLL flight delays
Rochester, NY (ROC) Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) · 1,183 miles
321 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
64.89%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.31%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
57 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
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 43.6 points more punctual than in February — 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 24.3 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. ROC as a whole runs 14 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.
This is a late route. Flights from Rochester to Fort Lauderdale miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Spirit Airlines arrived on time most often on ROC to FLL. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in February.
Every airline on ROC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines | 295 | 69.97% | 0.34% | 55 min | D |
| Allegiant Air | 26 | 7.69% | 0% | 65 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
FLL to ROC Fort Lauderdale back to Rochester 72.1% on time DOther routes from Rochester
Common questions
Are flights from Rochester to Fort Lauderdale usually delayed?
64.89% of flights on the ROC to FLL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Rochester to Fort Lauderdale?
Only Spirit Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 295 flights and 69.97% arriving on time.
How often are ROC to FLL flights cancelled?
0.31% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 3 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Rochester to Fort Lauderdale?
September, when 90% of flights arrived on time. The worst was February at 46.4%.
When ROC to FLL flights are late, how late are they?
About 57 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 ROC 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 →