Flights Key West → Miami
EYW → MIA
How long is the flight from Key West to Miami?
The flight from Key West (EYW) to Miami (MIA) takes about 40 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Key West to Miami operates with an average on-time performance of 76%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 268 flights using Embraer RJ140 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 50.7 million 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 Key West (EYW) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 672 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Key West the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Key West (EYW) to Miami (MIA) heads north-east for about 202 km, a flight time of roughly 40m.
Departures from Key West on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 59% of EYW-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Key West the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 672 tracked EYW-MIA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.3% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about EYW-MIA
The flight from Key West (EYW) to Miami (MIA) takes about 40 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Key West (EYW) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 672 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Key West-Miami is 0.30% across 672 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
