Here’s How Bad The South Florida Flight Situation Is Saturday

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The flight problems continue Saturday afternoon out of South Florida. As of about 2:40 p.m., FlightAware.com showed 461 cancellations and 480 delays combined at Miami International, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International and Palm Beach International/President Donald J. Trump International (DJT).

The local pain is part of a much bigger mess. FlightAware counted 5,054 cancellations and 5,129 delays within, into or out of the United States today. Its MiseryMap, a live visualization of where delays are piling up, shows the disruption in real time.

Miami is taking the biggest hit in raw numbers: 217 cancellations and 293 delays. American Airlines, MIA’s dominant carrier, accounts for most of it, with 138 flights canceled — 22 percent of its Miami schedule — and another 154 delayed. American’s regional affiliate Envoy Air has 70 delayed flights there, 41 percent of its operation. Republic has canceled 26 flights at MIA, more than half of its schedule. Delta has 15 cancellations and 15 delays, and United has canceled 13, or 34 percent.

At Fort Lauderdale, it’s a JetBlue story. The airline has canceled 110 flights at FLL, 44 percent of its schedule there, and delayed 55 more. FLL shows 180 cancellations and 157 delays overall. Delta has 17 cancellations and 31 delays, Southwest 17 and 28, American 13 canceled and United 12.

Closer to home, the Palm Beach County airport shows 64 cancellations and 30 delays. American has canceled 16 flights, nearly half its schedule there at 47 percent. JetBlue has 17 cancellations, Delta 13 and United 11, each about 36 percent of their flights. Southwest has four cancellations and five delays. Breeze Airways has canceled both of its flights.

Nationally, American leads all airlines with 892 cancellations. JetBlue, a major player at FLL and PBI, has canceled 377 flights — 43 percent of its schedule, the highest share of any major U.S. carrier on FlightAware’s list.

The numbers change throughout the day. Travelers should check their flight status with their airline or at FlightAware.com before heading to the airport.