Flights San Francisco → Fort Lauderdale
SFO → FLL
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The San Francisco (SFO) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, United Airlines. Across 341 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 7.9/100 (low), 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 San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 81% | 6 min | 1.9% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 12 min | 3.1% |
Airlines operating SFO-FLL
Airports
Frequently asked questions about SFO-FLL
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 341 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Fort Lauderdale is 0.29% across 341 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, United 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.
