Flights Pittsburgh → Fort Lauderdale
PIT → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 12.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 345 flights departing from Pittsburgh International Airport, which opened in 1944, connecting to a bustling destination that welcomes over 31 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 438 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (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 Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south for about 1,603 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 25m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 57% of PIT-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 438 tracked PIT-FLL flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PIT-FLL
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 438 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Fort Lauderdale is 3.20% across 438 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
