Flights Miami → Key West
MIA → EYW
How long is the flight from Miami to Key West?
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Key West (EYW) 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 Miami to Key West operates with an Embraer RJ140 aircraft, averaging 2.7 minutes delay per flight and maintaining an on-time performance rate of 85%. With a total of 268 flights recorded annually, the destination airport sees nearly one million passengers each year, highlighting its significance in regional travel.
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) → Key West (EYW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 661 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.30%. 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 Key West the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Key West: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Key West (EYW) heads south-west for about 202 km, a flight time of roughly 40m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of MIA-EYW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Key West it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 661 tracked MIA-EYW flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 3 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 MIA-EYW
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Key West (EYW) 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 Miami (MIA) -> Key West (EYW) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 661 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Key West is 0.30% across 661 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Key West, 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.
