Flights Columbus → Fort Lauderdale
CMH → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Columbus to Fort Lauderdale operates with a 74% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 15.5 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen 283 total flights, connecting a historic airport in Columbus that opened in 1929 with one of the busiest airports in Florida by passenger traffic.
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 Columbus (CMH) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 377 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.77%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (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 Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus (CMH) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south for about 1,569 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 23m.
Departures from Columbus on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 64% of CMH-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 377 tracked CMH-FLL flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 4.8% 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 CMH-FLL
On the Columbus (CMH) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 377 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus-Fort Lauderdale is 4.77% across 377 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Fort Lauderdale, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
