The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham is 2 hours. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 minutes late.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 39 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 1 minute late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
77%
Southwest
77%
Spirit
70%
JetBlue
59%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham is 2 hours. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 39 minutes.

The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham is 680 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Raleigh Durham to Fort Lauderdale
2 hours

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
1h 59m
Southwest
2h
JetBlue
2h
Delta
2h 2m
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

28

Distance

680 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
7
Delta
7
Spirit
6
Southwest
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Raleigh Durham by plane?

The distance from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham by plane is 680 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 Raleigh Durham?

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham is 2 hours. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 39 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 1 hour, 59 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 2 minutes.

What airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham?

JetBlue, Delta, Southwest, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham.

Does Southwest fly from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Raleigh Durham (RDU). On average, they have 6 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 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 99 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Raleigh Durham 1 minute late

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 Raleigh Durham, Southwest is 77% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 77% 23% 0%
Delta 77% 22% 1%
Spirit 70% 29% 1%
JetBlue 59% 38% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Fort Lauderdale and Raleigh Durham, 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 13 100 5 119
Southwest 16 98 3 120
JetBlue 15 98 6 120
Delta 15 99 6 122

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
2pm 0.18
9pm 0.21
12pm 0.09
8am 0.09
7am 0.17
1pm 0.1
8pm 0.68
5pm 0.26
6pm 0.08
3pm 1.59
9am 0.02
6am 0.02
4pm 0.27
7pm 0.1
11am 0.15
10am 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham 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 128
February 116
March 129
April 108
May 123
June 120
July 117
August 147
September 123
October 124
November 120
December 142

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale to Raleigh Durham 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 4.17
Tuesday 3.6
Wednesday 3.67
Thursday 4.17
Friday 4.17
Saturday 4.54
Sunday 4.46

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
JetBlue 0
Delta 0
Spirit 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)
2pm 14 98 3 118
9pm 15 97 6 119
12pm 12 99 5 116
8am 15 99 5 121
7am 13 102 4 120
1pm 15 98 3 117
8pm 15 98 6 120
5pm 17 100 4 123
6pm 15 100 7 121
3pm 15 99 5 121
9am 14 97 3 117
6am 13 99 5 116
4pm 16 100 4 122
7pm 16 97 5 120
11am 18 97 4 124
10am 18 95 3 119
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.