Flights Los Angeles → Fort Lauderdale
LAX → FLL
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) takes 4h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates between Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale, with an average on-time performance rate of 78%. Over the past year, there have been a total of 620 flights, each averaging an eleven-minute delay. The aircraft used for this route include Airbus A320 and A319 models, serving from Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in 1926, to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States with over thirty-one 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Los Angeles (LAX) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines. Across 1400 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.57%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (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 Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads east for about 3,763 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 27m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of LAX-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,400 tracked LAX-FLL flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-FLL
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) takes 4h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 1400 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Fort Lauderdale is 2.57% across 1400 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Fort Lauderdale, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
