Flights Orlando → Fort Lauderdale
MCO → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale operates with an average on-time performance rate of 69%, and when delays occur, they typically amount to around 17.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this busy route sees approximately 397 flights using aircraft such as the Saab SF340A/B, Airbus A319, and Airbus A320, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 31,686,404 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 Orlando (MCO) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 520 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.9/100 (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 Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south-east for about 286 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of MCO-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 520 tracked MCO-FLL flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-FLL
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 520 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Fort Lauderdale is 2.12% across 520 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Spirit Airlines, 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.
