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Delta Air Lines / LGA → FLL

DL 1181 on time

Delta Air Lines 1181: New York to Fort Lauderdale at 10:55 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale to New York at 3:05 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LGA → FLL, its busiest leg

On time
72%
239 flights · likely 66–77%
Cancelled
3.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+51 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 1181 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 3.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 1181: LGA → FLL

Scheduled to leave New York at 10:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (239 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3571%
Tuesday3471%
Wednesday3468%
Thursday3474%
Friday3479%
Saturday3474%
Sunday3468%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 62%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Late inbound plane 10%

All flights LGA → FLL · Connecting off DL 1181? Check the risk

DL 1181: FLL → LGA

Scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale at 3:05 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (239 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48MarApr 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63AprMay 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3554%
Tuesday3459%
Wednesday3468%
Thursday3474%
Friday3476%
Saturday3453%
Sunday3456%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 35%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Severe weather 4%

All flights FLL → LGA · Connecting off DL 1181? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 1181 from LGA to FLL late?

Delta Air Lines 1181 from New York, NY to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 239 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.8% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1181 from FLL to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 1181 from Fort Lauderdale, FL to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 239 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.6% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.