How long is the flight from FLL to JFK?

Scheduled flights took on average 2 h 52 min from FLL to JFK and 3 h 5 min from JFK to FLL, gate to gate (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, US BTS). Winds make one direction faster.

Which airlines fly nonstop between FLL and JFK?

JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines flew the route in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, with 145 flights a week in both directions together.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on FLL–JFK worth?

Neither EU261 nor UK261 applies: the route neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK.

How much is a flight from Fort Lauderdale to New York?

Passengers paid $217 on average per one-way trip in Q1 2026, all cabins, taxes included (US DOT). For Q1 2027 we expect about $221, likely $196–$252: an estimate, not a price you can book. Q3 is usually the cheapest quarter on this route.

How much CO2 does a flight from FLL to JFK emit?

About 217 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (128 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

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Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – New York (JFK)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.

Distance: 1,720 km; 1,069 mi · 929 nm
Flight time: 2 h 52 min / 3 h 5 min; Average gate to gate: FLL → JFK / back
Time difference: none
CO2 per passenger: 217 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (128 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year: 1,077,715; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −2.7%
Flights / week: 145; Both directions, average
Seats filled: 81%; 1,337,800 seats a year
Airlines nonstop: 2; B6, DL

Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FLL: 18°
Heading from JFK: 202°
Halfway point: 33.40, -77.23
Great-circle km: 1,723 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air FLL → JFK: 2 h 23 min
In the air JFK → FLL: 2 h 32 min
Clocks: Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: December 2025: 111,166 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Aug 2025	91,728
Sep 2025	69,216
Oct 2025	80,108
Nov 2025	90,530
Dec 2025	111,166
Jan 2026	93,587
Feb 2026	90,640
Mar 2026	107,816
Apr 2026	99,260
May 2026	81,796
Jun 2026	76,995
Jul 2026	84,873

Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: April 2026: 768 flights

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Month	Flights
Aug 2025	585
Sep 2025	516
Oct 2025	557
Nov 2025	633
Dec 2025	735
Jan 2026	648
Feb 2026	637
Mar 2026	748
Apr 2026	768
May 2026	601
Jun 2026	563
Jul 2026	548

Airlines flying FLL–JFK nonstop

Airline	Flights / week	Passengers / year	Share of passengers
B6JetBlue Airways	85	621,900	58%
DLDelta Air Lines	60	455,815	42%

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources

Aircraft on this route

Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 2,369 flights
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 2,316 flights
Boeing 737-900ER · 1,092 flights
Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 972 flights
A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 586 flights
Boeing 737-800 · 190 flights
Boeing 757-200 · 5 flights
Airbus Industrie A319 · 4 flights

Also carried: 401 tonnes of freight and 69 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time: 71.4%; Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay: 21 min; Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled: 4.2%
Flights counted: 7,785; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Airline	On time	Average delay	Cancelled	Flights
B6JetBlue Airways	68.2%	23 min	4.5%	4,556
DLDelta Air Lines	76%	18 min	3.7%	3,229

Delay minutes by cause: airline 31% · aircraft arriving late 37% · air traffic system 29% · weather 3% · security 0%.

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources

What passengers paid

Average fare, Q1 2026: $217; One way, all cabins
Average over a year: $192; Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
Largest airline: JetBlue Airways; 54% of passengers · $191
Lowest-fare airline: JetBlue Airways; 54% of passengers · $191

History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $199 · Q3 2025 $165 · Q4 2025 $186 · Q1 2026 $217).

Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $221, likely $196–$252

The average fare paid we expect a year after Q1 2026, the newest DOT quarter. On this route, past forecasts made this way fell inside the range 86% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 4.4%). An estimate from US DOT data: not a price you can book, not a guarantee, not advice on when to buy. How the outlook works

Cheapest quarter on this route: Q3, typically 6% below the year's average (9 years of DOT data, without 2020–21).

U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,723 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Fort Lauderdale and New York

	JFK	EWR	LGA
FLL	1,720	1,713	1,731

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All New York airports

More routes from FLL

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
FLL → ATL	Atlanta, United States	934 km	2,312,293
FLL → LGA	New York, United States	1,731 km	1,383,766
FLL → EWR	New York, United States	1,713 km	1,376,885
FLL → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,902 km	1,065,643
FLL → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	1,597 km	992,476
FLL → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	1,801 km	934,660
FLL → BOS	Boston, United States	1,991 km	912,060
FLL → CLT	Charlotte, United States	1,016 km	889,786
FLL → DTW	Detroit, United States	1,814 km	861,720
FLL → BWI	Washington, United States	1,489 km	804,416

More routes from JFK

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
JFK → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,983 km	3,020,062
JFK → LHR	London, United Kingdom	5,555 km	2,984,474
JFK → SFO	San Francisco, United States	4,162 km	1,910,892
JFK → CDG	Paris, France	5,850 km	1,852,909
JFK → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,519 km	1,430,021
JFK → MIA	Miami, United States	1,753 km	1,326,964
JFK → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,223 km	1,253,545
JFK → SJU	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2,571 km	1,142,506
JFK → FCO	Rome, Italy	6,884 km	1,141,515
JFK → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	3,618 km	1,102,051

Questions

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and New York (JFK) are 1,720 km (1,069 miles, 929 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.