Flights Fort Lauderdale → Jacksonville
FLL → JAX
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Jacksonville?
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Jacksonville (JAX) takes 52 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Jacksonville has an on-time performance rate of 50%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 34.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 22 total flights, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 6,574,903 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) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 153 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads north for about 514 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of FLL-JAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Jacksonville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 153 tracked FLL-JAX flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 5.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-JAX
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Jacksonville (JAX) takes 52 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 153 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Jacksonville is 5.23% across 153 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
