Flights Fort Lauderdale → Key West
FLL → EYW
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Lauderdale to Key West operates with a relatively low on-time performance rate of 51%, with an average delay of 34.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 51 flights on this route using Saab SF340A/B aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 969,069 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) → Key West (EYW) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 51 flights monitored in recent months, 51% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 35 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.92%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Key West 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 Key West: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Key West (EYW) heads south-west for about 233 km, a flight time of roughly 43m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of FLL-EYW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Key West it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 51 tracked FLL-EYW flights, 51% left on time with an average delay of 35 min and a 3.9% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating FLL-EYW
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-EYW
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Key West (EYW) route, on-time performance is 51% with an average delay of 35 minutes, based on 51 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Key West is 3.92% across 51 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
