SJU to FLL flight delays

SJU FLL Luis Munoz Marin to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood · 1,046 miles

6,980 flights were scheduled from SJU to FLL over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,896 that made the trip, 74.6% 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
6,980
Arrived on time
74.6%
Cancelled
0.9%
Scheduled distance
1,046 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 SJU–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
JetBlue Airways 75.2% 81 min 0.7% 4,333
Spirit Airlines 66.6% 76 min 1.7% 1,222
Southwest Airlines 80.7% 47 min 0.4% 1,153
Frontier Airlines 74.5% 106 min 3.3% 272

Month by month

August was the month to avoid on SJU–FLL: 63.5% of flights arrived on time, against 83.5% 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, 74.6%.
Arrival on-time share, SJU to FLL, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 69.6% 599
February 75.1% 493
March 70% 638
April 76.3% 520
May 80.4% 579
June 78.5% 637
July 70.7% 701
August 63.5% 603
September 79.2% 465
October 83.5% 483
November 80.3% 602
December 71.7% 660

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.

SJU to FLL in one number

SJU → FLL

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 76 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,980 flights

74.6% of flights arrived on time

Questions about SJU to FLL

Which airline is most reliable from SJU to FLL?
Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 80.7% of the time, with 1,153 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 66.6% over 1,222 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly SJU to FLL?
August, at 63.5% of arrivals on time, with 603 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 83.5%.
How late are SJU–FLL flights when they are late?
76 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 SJU to FLL flight cancelled?
0.9% 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.