Flights Denver → Fort Lauderdale
DEN → FLL
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 480 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.1/100 (low), 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.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 81% | 6 min | 1.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 73% | 12 min | 2.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 5 min | 0.9% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 59% | 23 min | 7.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-FLL
On the Denver (DEN) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 480 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Fort Lauderdale is 0.83% across 480 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.
