Flights Kansas City → Fort Lauderdale
MCI → FLL
How long is the flight from Kansas City to Fort Lauderdale?
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) takes 2h 44m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Kansas City to Fort Lauderdale operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 73%, with an average delay of 11.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 164 total flights departing from Kansas City International Airport, which opened in 1956, heading to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 31,686,404 passengers.
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 Kansas City (MCI) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 305 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kansas City (MCI) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south-east for about 2,000 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 44m.
Departures from Kansas City on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 67% of MCI-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 305 tracked MCI-FLL flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCI-FLL
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) takes 2h 44m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Kansas City (MCI) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 305 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kansas City-Fort Lauderdale is 2.95% across 305 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
