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Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Columbia (CAE): On-Time Performance

Data through May 2026

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Columbia (CAE) is a thinner route than most in this dataset — 141 departures over the past year, roughly 3 a week — so treat these numbers as indicative rather than definitive. Of the flights that did operate, 60% arrived on time, noticeably below the national average of 78%.

On-time
60%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
33 min
completed flights
Cancelled
2.1%
Flights/day
0.39
last 12 months
Duration
1h 48m
scheduled
Distance
545 mi

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for FLL to CAE flights50%75%100%May 2025: 100% on-time (3 flights)100May 2025June 2025: 67% on-time (21 flights)67July 2025: 63% on-time (20 flights)63August 2025: 52% on-time (23 flights)52Aug 2025September 2025: 100% on-time (13 flights)100October 2025: 73% on-time (11 flights)73November 2025: 89% on-time (9 flights)89Nov 2025December 2025: 78% on-time (9 flights)78January 2026: 57% on-time (8 flights)57February 2026: 25% on-time (8 flights)25Feb 2026March 2026: 0% on-time (9 flights)0April 2026: 25% on-time (8 flights)25May 2026: 0% on-time (2 flights)0May 2026

Best time to fly from FLL to CAE

By day of week

DayOn-timeAvg delay
Monday63%40 min
Tuesday67%17 min
Thursdaybest68%17 min
Friday45%58 min
Saturday67%22 min
Sunday60%28 min

What causes delays on this route

Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.

  • Late-arriving aircraft46%
  • Airline operations21%
  • National airspace system31%
  • Weather3%

Frequently asked questions

How often are flights from FLL to CAE delayed?
40% of FLL–CAE flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 33 minutes.
How long is the flight from FLL to CAE?
The scheduled FLL–CAE flight time averages 1h 48m over 545 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 40% of the time.
How often are FLL to CAE flights cancelled?
2.1% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, slightly above the national rate of 1.6%.

Based on 144 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.