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The flight time from Washington to Fort Lauderdale is approximately 2h 22m nonstop. The distance is 901 miles (1,450 km). There are about 9 nonstop flights from Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCA → FLL Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport |
2h 22m | 901 mi | 42/wk | American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines |
| IAD → FLL Washington Dulles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport |
2h 23m | 903 mi | 19/wk | Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
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.
5 airlines fly nonstop from Washington to Fort Lauderdale, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 737 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Washington to Fort Lauderdale is 901 miles, or 1,450 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 901 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,450 km |
| Nautical miles | 783 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 61 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 22m in the air on the DCA–FLL nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 901-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.
901 miles (1,450 km) great-circle between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
DCA to FLL, IAD to FLL. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
