The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia is 2 hours, 38 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 14 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHL Philadelphia, PA 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
Frontier
68%
Spirit
66%
Southwest
63%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia is 2 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 14 minutes.

The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia is 992 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale
2 hours, 43 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 37m
American
2h 38m
Southwest
2h 40m
Frontier
2h 43m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

48

Distance

992 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
20
Spirit
17
Frontier
9
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Philadelphia by plane?

The distance from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia by plane is 992 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 Philadelphia?

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia is 2 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 14 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 37 minutes, and JetBlue the slowest taking 2 hours, 53 minutes.

What airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia?

JetBlue, Spirit, Southwest, American, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia.

Does Southwest fly from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Philadelphia (PHL). On average, they have 0 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 134 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Philadelphia 2 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 Philadelphia, Frontier is 68% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 68% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 83% 16% 1%
Frontier 68% 28% 4%
Spirit 66% 32% 2%
Southwest 63% 37% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Fort Lauderdale and Philadelphia, 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 13 132 9 157
American 15 135 6 158
Southwest 18 135 5 160
Frontier 18 134 10 163

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
10am 0.07
2pm 0.96
5am 0.3
5pm 0.02
6pm 0.92
1pm 0.09
8pm 0.23
7am 0.87
9am 0.28
11am 0.38
6am 1.14
7pm 0.35
3pm 0.07
9pm 0.38
4pm 0.12
8am 0.01
12pm 0.66

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia 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 218
February 207
March 218
April 219
May 212
June 214
July 220
August 234
September 196
October 187
November 191
December 228

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia 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 6.94
Tuesday 6.71
Wednesday 6.81
Thursday 6.94
Friday 6.88
Saturday 7.54
Sunday 7.1

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 0
Spirit 0
Frontier 0
Southwest 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)
10am 17 131 6 155
2pm 15 135 5 158
5am 18 134 10 163
5pm 20 136 11 171
6pm 14 131 10 158
1pm 20 131 10 164
8pm 15 132 9 159
7am 14 136 7 158
9am 19 135 10 165
11am 16 136 5 158
6am 14 135 8 158
7pm 16 132 9 156
3pm 17 134 7 161
9pm 14 129 10 154
4pm 16 132 9 161
8am 12 142 8 169
12pm 16 135 6 159
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.