The flight time from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale is 4 hours, 31 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV 2 minutes late.
16 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 5 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 4 minutes late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
100%
Spirit
71%
JetBlue
66%
Southwest
40%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale is 4 hours, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 5 minutes.

The flight distance from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale is 2173 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas
5 hours, 18 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
4h 15m
Southwest
4h 23m
JetBlue
4h 26m
Spirit
4h 39m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

14

Distance

2173 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
7
Spirit
6
Delta
0
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Fort Lauderdale by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale by plane is 2173 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale is 4 hours, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 5 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 4 hours, 15 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 4 hours, 39 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale?

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

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) 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 Las Vegas 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 245 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Fort Lauderdale 4 minutes 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 Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale, Southwest is 40% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 40% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 100% 0% 0%
Spirit 71% 28% 1%
JetBlue 66% 33% 1%
Southwest 40% 60% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas 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)
Delta 17 234 4 255
Southwest 12 245 7 263
JetBlue 14 245 5 266
Spirit 17 246 9 279

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 0.33
9am 0.01
11am 0.02
11pm 0.71
10pm 0.23
1pm 0.42
4pm 0.01
12pm 0.12
8am 0.02
9pm 0.04
3pm 0.06
10am 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas 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 65
February 58
March 66
April 60
May 62
June 59
July 61
August 64
September 59
October 62
November 59
December 60

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas 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 1.98
Tuesday 2.06
Wednesday 2.06
Thursday 1.98
Friday 2
Saturday 2.1
Sunday 1.96

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
Delta 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 18 246 9 281
9am 15 227 5 247
11am 16 246 7 279
11pm 14 247 5 269
10pm 13 239 5 259
1pm 17 242 10 274
4pm 15 259 7 280
12pm 17 259 9 291
8am 13 245 6 266
9pm 14 236 5 259
3pm 16 245 7 268
10am 17 246 22 289
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.