DCA → FLL Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Washington, DC to Fort Lauderdale, FL · 365 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 21 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 91% on-time departing 6–9am vs. 54% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
61%
Median delay
+5 min
90th percentile
+62 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from DCA to FLL?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on DCA → FLL (365 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 61% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +5 min; the worst 10% ran +62 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time22061%
16-30 min4513%
31-60 min5616%
61-120 min247%
2+ hrs144%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073155%+13 min
2025-083174%+5 min
2025-092969%+7 min
2025-103158%+23 min
2025-112948%+31 min
2025-123145%+39 min
2026-012962%+17 min
2026-022770%+6 min
2026-033083%-4 min
2026-043067%+21 min
2026-053155%+23 min
2026-063050%+34 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4969%
Tue5379%
Wed5265%
Thu5250%
Fri5258%
Sat5263%
Sun4943%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…