Great-circle route JFK ↔ FLL. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → FLL New York to Fort Lauderdale |
68/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| FLL → JFK Fort Lauderdale to New York |
68/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,082,424 passengers on 7,597 flights between JFK and FLL — about 2,967 a day — filling 80% of the 1,361,391 seats flown. JetBlue Airways carried the most passengers (58%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the JFK–FLL nonstop, including Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between John F Kennedy International Airport and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport is 1,071 miles, or 1,724 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,071 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,724 km |
| Nautical miles | 931 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 136 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 42m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,071-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.
About 68 a week from New York to Fort Lauderdale and 68 a week from Fort Lauderdale to New York, from our most recent schedule sample.
Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,082,424 passengers on 7,597 scheduled flights between JFK and FLL — about 2,967 a day — filling 80% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
