Flights Fort Lauderdale → Baltimore
FLL → BWI
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Lauderdale to Baltimore operates with a mix of Boeing 717, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-300 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 67%, the flights experience an average delay of 18.8 minutes, based on a total of 870 recorded flights. The destination airport in Baltimore, which opened in 1947, serves over 22.8 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 Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1212 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north for about 1,493 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of FLL-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,212 tracked FLL-BWI flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 4.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-BWI
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1212 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Baltimore is 4.04% across 1212 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Spirit 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.
