Flights Charlotte → Fort Lauderdale
CLT → FLL
How long is the flight from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) takes 1h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale operates with a high frequency of 892 flights, using various aircraft models including Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A321, Airbus A319, and Boeing 737-400. With an on-time performance rate of 72%, the route experiences an average delay of 14.7 minutes per flight, serving a destination airport that handles over 31 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Charlotte (CLT) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1929 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south for about 1,019 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 33% of CLT-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,929 tracked CLT-FLL flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-FLL
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) takes 1h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1929 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Fort Lauderdale is 2.18% across 1929 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
