Flights Richmond → Fort Lauderdale
RIC → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Richmond to Fort Lauderdale operates with an Embraer 190 aircraft and has a 74% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 20.3 minutes when flights are not on time. The origin airport in Richmond, which opened in 1931, serves as the starting point for this route that connects to one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, handling over 31 million passengers per year at its destination in Fort Lauderdale.
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 Richmond (RIC) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 302 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.6/100 (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 Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Richmond (RIC) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south for about 1,299 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Richmond on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 63% of RIC-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 302 tracked RIC-FLL flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 4.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about RIC-FLL
On the Richmond (RIC) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 302 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Richmond-Fort Lauderdale is 3.97% across 302 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
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.
