The flight time from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale is 2 hours, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LEX Lexington, KY 15 minutes late.
11 minutes taxiing out
2 hours in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 21 minutes late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Allegiant
48%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours.

The flight distance from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale is 865 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Lauderdale to Lexington
2 hours, 22 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Allegiant
2h 20m
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

2

Distance

865 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0510

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Allegiant
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Lexington from Fort Lauderdale by plane?

The distance from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale by plane is 865 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale?

The flight time from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale?

Allegiant is the only airline with direct flights from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale.

Does Southwest fly from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale?

Southwest does not fly from Lexington (LEX) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL). 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 Lexington 15 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 120 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Fort Lauderdale 21 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 Lexington to Fort Lauderdale, Allegiant is 48% reliable, which means that Allegiant flights are on time 48% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Allegiant 48% 50% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Lexington 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)
Allegiant 11 120 7 140

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
4pm 0.01
5pm 0
12pm 0.05
6pm 0.05
8pm 0.01
9am 0.01
2pm 0.01
3pm 0.08
1pm 0.03
9pm 0.02
7pm 0.03
10am 0.01
11am 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Lexington 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 9
February 8
March 9
April 9
May 8
June 13
July 14
August 10
September 8
October 11
November 10
December 12

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Lexington 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 0.06
Tuesday 0.02
Wednesday 0.04
Thursday 0.94
Friday 0
Saturday 0.33
Sunday 0.94

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
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)
4pm 11 115 5 134
5pm 46 131 4 181
12pm 11 119 7 139
6pm 12 119 7 141
8pm 11 118 7 139
9am 12 120 5 137
2pm 11 119 6 136
3pm 10 122 8 145
1pm 10 119 8 140
9pm 11 115 12 136
7pm 11 116 5 137
10am 9 113 6 128
11am 11 125 7 152
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.