Flights Fort Lauderdale → Philadelphia
FLL → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance rate of 65%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 27 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees nearly 991 flights using various aircraft models such as Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737, and Boeing 737-400, serving a destination airport that accommodates over 28 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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1234 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north for about 1,601 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 25m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of FLL-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,234 tracked FLL-PHL flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 3.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-PHL
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 1234 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Philadelphia is 3.40% across 1234 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
