Flights Fort Lauderdale → New York
FLL → LGA
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to New York?
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New York (LGA) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 7 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 New York has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 59%, with an average delay time of 30.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 1369 flights operated by various aircraft models including Airbus A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, and Airbus A321, serving a highly trafficked destination airport that accommodates nearly 29 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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 2987 flights monitored in recent months, 63% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York 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 New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New York (LGA) heads north for about 1,735 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 44% of FLL-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,987 tracked FLL-LGA flights, 63% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 4.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| 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-LGA
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New York (LGA) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 7 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) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 63% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 2987 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-New York is 4.59% across 2987 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, 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.
