Flights Cleveland → Miami
CLE → MIA
How long is the flight from Cleveland to Miami?
The flight from Cleveland (CLE) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 20m 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 Cleveland to Miami operates with an average on-time performance of 79%, experiencing a mean delay of 21.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 223 flights using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, connecting passengers between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which opened in 1925, and Miami International Airport, one of the busiest airports globally with over 50 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 Cleveland (CLE) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 535 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cleveland (CLE) to Miami (MIA) heads south for about 1,742 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from Cleveland on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 44% of CLE-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 535 tracked CLE-MIA flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.9% 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 CLE-MIA
The flight from Cleveland (CLE) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 20m 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 Cleveland (CLE) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 535 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cleveland-Miami is 0.93% across 535 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.
