Flights Miami → Cleveland
MIA → CLE
How long is the flight from Miami to Cleveland?
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 2h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to Cleveland operates with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft and has a punctuality rate of 69%, with an average delay of 18.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 222 total flights, connecting passengers to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which opened in 1925 and currently serves over eight 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.
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The Miami (MIA) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 535 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Cleveland (CLE) heads north for about 1,742 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 33m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 62% of MIA-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 535 tracked MIA-CLE flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.6% 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 MIA-CLE
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 2h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Miami (MIA) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 535 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Cleveland is 0.56% across 535 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.
