Flights Chicago → Fort Lauderdale
MDW → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 76%, with an average delay of 12.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this destination airport serves approximately 31,686,404 passengers, indicating high traffic volume.
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 Chicago (MDW) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 400 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south-east for about 1,881 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 46m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of MDW-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 400 tracked MDW-FLL flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-FLL
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 400 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Fort Lauderdale is 3.00% across 400 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
