Flights Fort Lauderdale → Los Angeles
FLL → LAX
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles?
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 5h 10m 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 Los Angeles operates with an average on-time performance of 71%, experiencing a mean delay of 17.1 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 622 flights on this route using Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in the world, Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in 1926 and currently handles nearly 76.6 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) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines. Across 1444 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads north-west for about 3,763 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 10m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of FLL-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,444 tracked FLL-LAX flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-LAX
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 5h 10m 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) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1444 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Los Angeles is 2.01% across 1444 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, 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.
