The flight time from Hartford to Fort Lauderdale is 3 hours, 6 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BDL Hartford, CT 2 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 42 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
87%
JetBlue
83%
Spirit
66%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Hartford to Fort Lauderdale is 3 hours, 6 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Hartford to Fort Lauderdale is 1173 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Lauderdale to Hartford
2 hours, 54 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 1m
JetBlue
3h 4m
Spirit
3h 11m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

12

Distance

1173 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
9
Spirit
3
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Hartford from Fort Lauderdale by plane?

The distance from Hartford to Fort Lauderdale by plane is 1173 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Hartford to Fort Lauderdale?

The flight time from Hartford to Fort Lauderdale is 3 hours, 6 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 42 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 1 minute, and Spirit the slowest taking 3 hours, 11 minutes.

What airlines fly from Hartford to Fort Lauderdale?

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

Does Southwest fly from Hartford to Fort Lauderdale?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Hartford (BDL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL). 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 Hartford 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 162 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Fort Lauderdale 4 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 Hartford to Fort Lauderdale, Southwest is 87% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 87% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 87% 13% 0%
JetBlue 83% 16% 1%
Spirit 66% 32% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Hartford 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)
Southwest 13 155 7 181
JetBlue 16 161 6 184
Spirit 14 164 8 191

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 0.87
11am 0.02
6pm 0.05
1pm 0.03
2pm 0.02
5pm 0.15
4pm 0.15
10am 0.13
9am 0.01
7pm 0.14
7am 0.02
5am 0.08
3pm 0.02
8pm 0.08

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Hartford 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 73
February 78
March 89
April 88
May 42
June 31
July 31
August 35
September 31
October 30
November 58
December 79

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Hartford 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 1.87
Tuesday 1.67
Wednesday 1.52
Thursday 1.85
Friday 1.9
Saturday 2.1
Sunday 1.88

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
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)
6am 16 160 6 183
11am 11 166 8 189
6pm 11 166 8 192
1pm 15 168 6 193
2pm 14 157 4 181
5pm 15 161 8 190
4pm 16 165 9 196
10am 15 168 6 190
9am 9 169 6 185
7pm 12 163 5 182
7am 17 165 8 187
5am 14 164 6 186
3pm 12 160 8 187
8pm 13 163 6 182
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.