The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk is 2 hours, 7 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 minutes late.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 47 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORF Norfolk, VA on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
71%
Allegiant
57%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk is 2 hours, 7 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 47 minutes.

The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk is 781 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale
2 hours, 15 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 6m
Allegiant
2h 14m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

8

Distance

781 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND010203040

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Spirit
6
Allegiant
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Norfolk by plane?

The distance from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk by plane is 781 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 Norfolk?

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk is 2 hours, 7 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 47 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 6 minutes, and Allegiant the slowest taking 2 hours, 14 minutes.

What airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk?

Allegiant and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk.

Does Southwest fly from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk?

Southwest does not fly from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Norfolk (ORF). 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 3 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 107 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Norfolk on time

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 Norfolk, Spirit is 71% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 71% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 71% 26% 3%
Allegiant 57% 36% 7%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Fort Lauderdale and Norfolk, 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 13 106 5 126
Allegiant 16 109 5 134

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
6am 0.04
6pm 0.11
11am 0.01
10am 0
5pm 0.07
8am 0.03
1pm 0.01
4pm 0.21
7pm 0.01
9am 0.02
7am 0.2
12pm 0.13
2pm 0.02
3pm 0.28

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk 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 26
February 31
March 40
April 38
May 46
June 41
July 39
August 35
September 30
October 30
November 36
December 39

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale to Norfolk 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 1.02
Tuesday 0.94
Wednesday 0.96
Thursday 1.63
Friday 1.04
Saturday 1.08
Sunday 1.62

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
Allegiant 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)
6am 14 111 4 130
6pm 15 108 6 131
11am 20 108 7 135
10am 14 123 4 141
5pm 14 109 6 136
8am 13 109 5 131
1pm 17 107 5 131
4pm 13 106 4 125
7pm 13 108 4 124
9am 15 115 6 135
7am 13 105 5 123
12pm 14 107 5 127
2pm 12 103 5 121
3pm 13 106 5 127
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.