ATL to FLL flight delays

ATL FLL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood · 581 miles

22,215 flights were scheduled from ATL to FLL over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 21,841 that made the trip, 72.2% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
22,215
Arrived on time
72.2%
Cancelled
1.5%
Scheduled distance
581 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on ATL–FLL, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Delta Air Lines 74.6% 60 min 1.1% 12,616
Spirit Airlines 68.4% 71 min 2% 4,748
Southwest Airlines 74.6% 54 min 0.6% 1,894
Frontier Airlines 62.6% 82 min 2.9% 1,861
JetBlue Airways 72.9% 76 min 2.1% 1,096

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on ATL–FLL: 61.3% of flights arrived on time, against 82.1% in October. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 72.2%.
Arrival on-time share, ATL to FLL, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 71.4% 1,988
February 74.6% 1,867
March 63.7% 2,113
April 75% 1,952
May 71.3% 1,797
June 68.9% 1,697
July 61.3% 1,844
August 69.4% 1,737
September 81.1% 1,623
October 82.1% 1,722
November 80.2% 1,850
December 69.5% 2,025

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

ATL to FLL in one number

ATL → FLL

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 66 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 22,215 flights

72.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about ATL to FLL

Which airline is most reliable from ATL to FLL?
Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 74.6% of the time, with 12,616 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 62.6% over 1,861 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly ATL to FLL?
July, at 61.3% of arrivals on time, with 1,844 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 82.1%.
How late are ATL–FLL flights when they are late?
66 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the ATL to FLL flight cancelled?
1.5% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at FLL less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.