Flights Fort Lauderdale → Denver
FLL → DEN
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Denver?
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Denver (DEN) takes 3h 47m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 Denver operates with a high degree of punctuality, with 79% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 481 total flights on this route, experiencing an average delay of 21.1 minutes when delays do occur. The aircraft used for these flights include Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800 models. Denver International Airport, the destination airport, opened in 1989 and currently handles over 82 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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 970 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver 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 Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Denver (DEN) heads north-west for about 2,739 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 47m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of FLL-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 970 tracked FLL-DEN flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 11 min | 1.3% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-DEN
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Denver (DEN) takes 3h 47m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 970 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Denver is 2.27% across 970 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.
