Flights Fort Lauderdale → Washington
FLL → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Lauderdale to Washington operates with a high level of punctuality, with 88% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 230 total flights using Boeing 757-200 aircraft, experiencing an average delay of 13 minutes. The destination airport serves over 21 million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and connectivity.
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 (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 310 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington 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 Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Washington (IAD) heads north for about 1,453 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 14m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of FLL-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 310 tracked FLL-IAD flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-IAD
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 310 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Washington is 0.97% across 310 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
