Flights Fort Lauderdale → Dallas-Fort Worth
FLL → DFW
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 Fort Lauderdale to Dallas-Fort Worth has a 68% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 27.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 891 flights using aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A319/A320 models, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States with over 87 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) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 2036 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north-west for about 1,799 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 43m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of FLL-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,036 tracked FLL-DFW flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 2.4% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-DFW
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 2036 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.36% across 2036 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit 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.
