The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland is 2 hours, 46 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 minute early.
17 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 20 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLE Cleveland, OH 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
88%
Frontier
65%
Spirit
55%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland is 2 hours, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 20 minutes.

The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland is 1062 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Cleveland to Fort Lauderdale
2 hours, 44 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 43m
United
2h 44m
Frontier
2h 57m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

24

Distance

1062 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Spirit
9
United
9
Frontier
5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Cleveland by plane?

The distance from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland by plane is 1062 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland?

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland is 2 hours, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 20 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 43 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 57 minutes.

What airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland?

Frontier, Spirit, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland.

Does Southwest fly from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland?

Southwest does not fly from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Cleveland (CLE). 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 Fort Lauderdale 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 140 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Cleveland 3 minutes 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 Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland, Frontier is 65% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 65% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 88% 12% 0%
Frontier 65% 33% 2%
Spirit 55% 44% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Fort Lauderdale and Cleveland, 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)
Spirit 14 139 9 163
United 18 139 5 164
Frontier 20 142 11 177

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
3pm 0.19
1pm 0.54
8pm 0.29
2pm 0.09
11am 0.18
9am 0.08
5pm 0.2
10am 0.07
10pm 0.1
12pm 0.59
4pm 0.14
8am 0.01
7pm 0.26
9pm 0.49
6pm 0.25

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland 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 119
February 105
March 120
April 101
May 95
June 69
July 83
August 91
September 108
October 120
November 122
December 153

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland 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 3.58
Tuesday 3.15
Wednesday 3.37
Thursday 3.73
Friday 3.58
Saturday 3.63
Sunday 3.69

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
Spirit 0
United 0
Frontier 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)
3pm 19 141 12 175
1pm 15 138 7 162
8pm 13 140 9 163
2pm 20 138 11 174
11am 17 137 5 160
9am 17 137 13 169
5pm 19 141 10 169
10am 19 146 11 180
10pm 14 140 7 162
12pm 18 141 6 167
4pm 22 143 11 179
8am 18 145 8 171
7pm 17 141 7 168
9pm 14 138 9 163
6pm 16 141 6 167
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.