Flights Key West → Fort Lauderdale
EYW → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Key West to Fort Lauderdale operates with a fleet of Saab SF340A/B aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 45%. With an average delay time of 37.8 minutes, the route sees 51 total flights annually, serving a destination airport that handles over 31,686,404 passengers per year.
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 Key West (EYW) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 51 flights monitored in recent months, 45% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 38 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.92%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Key West the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Key West (EYW) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads north-east for about 233 km, a flight time of roughly 43m.
Departures from Key West on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of EYW-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Key West the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 51 tracked EYW-FLL flights, 45% left on time with an average delay of 38 min and a 3.9% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating EYW-FLL
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Frequently asked questions about EYW-FLL
On the Key West (EYW) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 45% with an average delay of 38 minutes, based on 51 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Key West-Fort Lauderdale is 3.92% across 51 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.
