The flight time from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale is 2 hours, 33 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PIT Pittsburgh, PA 2 minutes late.
11 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 13 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
76%
Spirit
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale is 2 hours, 33 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 13 minutes.

The flight distance from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale is 994 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Lauderdale to Pittsburgh
2 hours, 34 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 31m
Spirit
2h 34m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

21

Distance

994 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Spirit
13
Southwest
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Pittsburgh from Fort Lauderdale by plane?

The distance from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale by plane is 994 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale?

The flight time from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale is 2 hours, 33 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 13 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 31 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 34 minutes.

What airlines fly from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale?

Spirit and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale.

Does Southwest fly from Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL). On average, they have 8 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 Pittsburgh 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 133 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Fort Lauderdale 3 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 Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale, Southwest is 76% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 76% 23% 1%
Spirit 74% 25% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Pittsburgh 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 11 134 4 151
Spirit 12 132 7 154

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 0.73
3pm 0.39
1pm 0.06
4pm 0.33
6pm 0.05
9am 0.03
5am 0.32
8pm 0.06
2pm 0.01
9pm 0.26
10pm 0.25
7pm 0.02
12pm 0.13
10am 0
8am 0.07
5pm 0.25
7am 0.03
11am 0.04

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Pittsburgh 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 93
February 92
March 105
April 98
May 98
June 99
July 100
August 67
September 84
October 96
November 94
December 97

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Pittsburgh 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 2.87
Tuesday 2.88
Wednesday 2.85
Thursday 2.83
Friday 2.9
Saturday 3.96
Sunday 3.31

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
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 12 133 7 153
3pm 9 137 5 153
1pm 13 131 4 144
4pm 11 134 4 152
6pm 11 134 4 149
9am 11 131 3 150
5am 12 132 6 153
8pm 11 134 5 153
2pm 10 138 4 153
9pm 12 131 7 152
10pm 11 130 7 149
7pm 12 133 11 159
12pm 12 134 4 153
10am 9 135 7 151
8am 12 136 7 159
5pm 11 133 7 155
7am 15 131 4 146
11am 10 135 9 156
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.