Flights Denver → Fort Lauderdale
DEN → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Fort Lauderdale operates with an average on-time performance rate of 78%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.3 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 480 total flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 757-200, and Boeing 737-800, 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 Denver (DEN) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 634 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.4/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south-east for about 2,739 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 51m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of DEN-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 634 tracked DEN-FLL flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-FLL
On the Denver (DEN) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 634 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Fort Lauderdale is 2.68% across 634 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, 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.
