Flights Fort Lauderdale → Washington
FLL → DCA
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Washington?
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Washington (DCA) takes 2h 3m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Washington has a moderate on-time performance rate of 66%, with an average delay of 24.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 602 flights operated by various aircraft including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Embraer 190, serving a destination airport that opened in 1938 and currently handles over 25 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) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 1465 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.77%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington 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 Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Washington (DCA) heads north for about 1,450 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of FLL-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,465 tracked FLL-DCA flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-DCA
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Washington (DCA) takes 2h 3m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 1465 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Washington is 1.77% across 1465 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways.
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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.
