Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of barely half on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


JetBlue	SYR	FLL	3h 11m	77%	3.7%	107	Flying now
Allegiant	SYR	FLL	3h 14m	36%	2.1%	193	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fort Lauderdale on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	SYR 06:00 → PHL 07:20AA 6095 · flown by Piedmont	3h 25m Philadelphia	PHL 10:45 → FLL 13:38AA 695	7h 38m	94%	77%
Delta Details →	SYR 09:11 → DTW 10:48DL 4123 · flown by SkyWest	1h 42m Detroit	DTW 12:30 → FLL 15:35DL 1294	6h 24m	96%	77%
Delta Details →	SYR 06:00 → ATL 08:27DL 1108	1h 58m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → FLL 12:26DL 1512	6h 26m	97%	75%
American Details →	SYR 08:00 → CLT 10:11AA 1235	3h 07m Charlotte	CLT 13:18 → FLL 15:20AA 1875	7h 20m	96%	75%
United Details →	SYR 14:40 → IAD 16:06UA 4505 · flown by GoJet	1h 36m Dulles	IAD 17:42 → FLL 20:32UA 1379	5h 52m	100%	75%
American Details →	SYR 14:59 → PHL 16:20AA 5924 · flown by Piedmont	3h 40m Philadelphia	PHL 20:00 → FLL 23:02AA 2780	8h 03m	96%	71%
Delta Details →	SYR 11:21 → JFK 12:39DL 5436 · flown by Endeavor	2h 41m New York	JFK 15:20 → FLL 18:44DL 1419	7h 23m	97%	67%
United Details →	SYR 06:15 → ORD 07:29UA 1008	3h 30m Chicago	ORD 10:59 → FLL 15:13UA 279	8h 58m	97%	67%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	SYR 08:00 → CLT 10:11AA 1235	49m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	5h 02m	72%	58%
American Details →	SYR 06:03 → DCA 07:34AA 4056 · flown by Envoy	46m Washington	DCA 08:20 → FLL 11:01AA 1873	4h 56m	66%	45%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

CLT · 49m · leaves 08:00 28%

DCA · 46m · leaves 06:03 34%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


American AA 4056 SYR 06:03 → DCA JetBlue B6 579 DCA 11:00 → FLL Connection details →	3h 26m	7h 36m	100%	78%
American AA 4134 SYR 06:00 → ORD United UA 279 ORD 10:59 → FLL Connection details →	3h 35m	9h 13m	96%	70%
JetBlue B6 1515 SYR 06:00 → JFK Delta DL 305 JFK 11:10 → FLL Connection details →	3h 56m	8h 17m	98%	70%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON