The flight time from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale is 1 hour, 53 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC 1 minute late.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 31 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
75%
Spirit
65%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale is 1 hour, 53 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 31 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale is 632 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Lauderdale to Charlotte
2 hours, 1 minute

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 52m
Spirit
1h 57m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

67

Distance

632 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
48
Spirit
18

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from Fort Lauderdale by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale by plane is 632 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale?

The flight time from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale is 1 hour, 53 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 31 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 52 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 1 hour, 57 minutes.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale?

Spirit and American are the airlines with direct flights from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale?

Southwest does not fly from Charlotte (CLT) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Charlotte 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 91 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Fort Lauderdale 1 minute early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale, American is 75% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 75% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 75% 24% 1%
Spirit 65% 33% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte and Fort Lauderdale, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 16 91 4 112
Spirit 17 90 7 117

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
4pm 1.47
11am 0.91
6am 0.05
9pm 0.15
1pm 0.66
2pm 0.65
12pm 0.08
3pm 0.42
5am 0.06
0am 0.01
7pm 0.13
9am 0.56
6pm 0.78
10pm 1.27
8pm 0.37
10am 0.57
5pm 0.2
8am 0.17
7am 0.91

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 321
February 325
March 370
April 326
May 340
June 277
July 252
August 216
September 184
October 260
November 303
December 317

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 9.71
Tuesday 9.19
Wednesday 9.67
Thursday 9.6
Friday 9.81
Saturday 9.58
Sunday 9.58

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
4pm 18 91 5 117
11am 17 91 4 114
6am 13 88 7 109
9pm 15 90 4 109
1pm 17 92 4 114
2pm 15 91 4 111
12pm 14 92 4 110
3pm 15 93 6 117
5am 16 89 6 111
0am 13 87 4 106
7pm 16 88 5 112
9am 15 92 4 114
6pm 17 91 5 116
10pm 15 89 5 111
8pm 17 90 4 112
10am 17 90 6 114
5pm 16 94 14 126
8am 14 90 4 108
7am 16 91 4 112
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.