Flights Fort Lauderdale → Newark
FLL → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Lauderdale to Newark operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A320 and various Boeing 737 models, as well as the Airbus A319. With an on-time performance rate of 70%, the flights experience an average delay of 17.9 minutes, based on a total of 1402 recorded flights. The destination airport, which opened in 2001, serves over 43 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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, United Airlines. Across 1931 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark 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 Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Newark (EWR) heads north for about 1,716 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 34m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of FLL-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,931 tracked FLL-EWR flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 5.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-EWR
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1931 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Newark is 5.80% across 1931 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, 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.
