Flights Puerto Plata → Miami
POP → MIA
How long is the flight from Puerto Plata to Miami?
The flight from Puerto Plata (POP) to Miami (MIA) takes 1h 47m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Puerto Plata with Miami, operating with a Boeing 757. The destination airport in Miami sees an annual passenger traffic of over 50 million passengers, indicating its significance as a major hub for air 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 Puerto Plata (POP) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm).
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Puerto Plata (POP) to Miami (MIA) heads north-west for about 1,201 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.
Departures from Puerto Plata on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of POP-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked POP-MIA flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating POP-MIA
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Frequently asked questions about POP-MIA
The flight from Puerto Plata (POP) to Miami (MIA) takes 1h 47m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Puerto Plata (POP) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Puerto Plata-Miami is 0.00% across 14 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.
