Great-circle route LGA → FLL. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from New York to Fort Lauderdale is approximately 2h 42m nonstop. The distance is 1,078 miles (1,735 km). There are about 21 nonstop flights from New York to Fort Lauderdale per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGA → FLL La Guardia Airport to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport |
2h 42m | 1,078 mi | 77/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| JFK → FLL John F Kennedy International Airport to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport |
2h 42m | 1,071 mi | 68/wk | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly nonstop from New York to Fort Lauderdale, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from New York to Fort Lauderdale is 1,078 miles, or 1,735 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,078 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,735 km |
| Nautical miles | 937 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 145 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 2h 42m in the air on the LGA–FLL nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,078-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
1,078 miles (1,735 km) great-circle between La Guardia Airport and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
LGA to FLL, JFK to FLL. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
