Flights San Juan → Fort Lauderdale
SJU → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from San Juan to Fort Lauderdale operates with an average on-time performance of 70%, experiencing a mean delay of 20.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 584 flights using aircraft such as Airbus A320, Embraer 190, and Airbus A321, serving a destination airport that accommodates 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 San Juan (SJU) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 761 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (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 San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Juan (SJU) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads north-west for about 1,684 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 31m.
Departures from San Juan on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of SJU-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 761 tracked SJU-FLL flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about SJU-FLL
On the San Juan (SJU) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 761 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Juan-Fort Lauderdale is 0.79% across 761 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Southwest 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.
