Dallas (DAL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Flight time
≈ 3h 01m
Bearing
111° E
Dallas (DAL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is 1,106 miles (1,780 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–FLL
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–FLL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 54% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
74
July 2026
Seats
12,798
both directions
Passengers
11,305
both directions
Load factor
88.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–FLL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–FLL in July 2026 (74 departures).
- WN
74 departures · 12,798 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.3%
Load
What plane flies DAL–FLL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 54% of DAL–FLL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
40 departures · 88.1% load
54.0% - Boeing 737-800
30 departures · 88.0% load
40.5% - Boeing 737-700
4 departures · 95.3% load
5.4%
How has DAL–FLL traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–FLL departures fell from 79 in August 2025 to 74 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–FLL traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
79 departures · 10,614 passengers
81.7%
Load
September 2025
68 departures · 9,678 passengers
83.9%
Load
October 2025
97 departures · 13,688 passengers
83.3%
Load
November 2025
79 departures · 11,804 passengers
86.6%
Load
December 2025
81 departures · 12,103 passengers
87.2%
Load
January 2026
81 departures · 11,243 passengers
80.9%
Load
February 2026
99 departures · 12,520 passengers
72.6%
Load
March 2026
134 departures · 17,835 passengers
78.6%
Load
April 2026
108 departures · 13,918 passengers
77.1%
Load
May 2026
104 departures · 15,382 passengers
88.2%
Load
June 2026
80 departures · 12,818 passengers
92.7%
Load
July 2026
74 departures · 11,305 passengers
88.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → FLL
83.9% full
38 departures · 5,547 passengers
FLL → DAL
93.1% full
36 departures · 5,758 passengers
Nonstop DAL–FLL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Fort Lauderdale
US
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport
Coordinates
26.07°N, 80.15°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas (DAL) from Fort Lauderdale (FLL)?
DAL to FLL is 1,106 miles (1,780 km / 961 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to FLL?
A nonstop covers the 1,106-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 01m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–FLL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (54.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (40.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–FLL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,106-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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