The flight time from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale is 4 hours, 8 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 1 minute early.
12 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 46 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

JetBlue
83%
Spirit
75%
Southwest
67%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale is 4 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 46 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale is 1972 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Lauderdale to Phoenix
4 hours, 55 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h 4m
JetBlue
4h 5m
Spirit
4h 13m
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

7

Distance

1972 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND010203040

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Spirit
4
JetBlue
1
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Fort Lauderdale by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale by plane is 1972 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale?

The flight time from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale is 4 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 46 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 4 hours, 4 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 4 hours, 13 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale?

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

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) 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 Phoenix 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 226 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Fort Lauderdale on time

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 Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale, Southwest is 67% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 67% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
JetBlue 83% 17% 0%
Spirit 75% 22% 3%
Southwest 67% 28% 5%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix 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 12 225 6 244
JetBlue 13 224 6 245
Spirit 12 228 7 253

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
3pm 0.02
5pm 0.02
11pm 0.06
6pm 0.01
5am 0.13
1pm 0.14
8am 0.05
6am 0.07
11am 0.14
7am 0.09
9am 0.02
12pm 0.25
9pm 0

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 27
February 27
March 40
April 32
May 30
June 34
July 35
August 32
September 18
October 23
November 43
December 47

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 1.13
Tuesday 0.79
Wednesday 0.71
Thursday 1.06
Friday 1.1
Saturday 1.42
Sunday 1.25

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
Spirit 0
JetBlue 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)
3pm 12 214 7 230
5pm 12 216 8 237
11pm 11 220 6 241
6pm 11 203 8 224
5am 13 240 7 260
1pm 12 216 11 248
8am 16 249 6 274
6am 14 219 7 243
11am 12 229 5 248
7am 12 240 7 258
9am 14 224 6 250
12pm 13 222 6 244
9pm 9 233 6 248
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.