Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 2h 56m
Bearing
18° N
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New York (JFK) is 1,071 miles (1,723 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FLL–JFK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, JetBlue Airways operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop FLL–JFK; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 30% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
768
April 2026
Seats
136,105
both directions
Passengers
99,260
both directions
Load factor
72.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FLL–JFK?
JetBlue Airways operated the most nonstop FLL–JFK departures in April 2026 (468), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- B6
JetBlue Airways
468 departures · 81,208 seats
Share of departures60.9%74.9%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
299 departures · 54,725 seats
Share of departures38.9%70.3%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures0.1%0.0%
Load
What plane flies FLL–JFK?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 30% of FLL–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
230 departures · 75.2% load
29.9% - Airbus A320
184 departures · 79.2% load
24.0% - Airbus A321
108 departures · 72.7% load
14.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
99 departures · 60.2% load
12.9% - Airbus A220-300
90 departures · 72.5% load
11.7% - Boeing 737-800
52 departures · 67.5% load
6.8% - Boeing 757-200
4 departures · 81.8% load
0.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.1%
How has FLL–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop FLL–JFK departures rose from 606 in May 2025 to 768 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FLL–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
606 departures · 88,338 passengers
81.8%
Load
June 2025
579 departures · 85,453 passengers
82.8%
Load
July 2025
547 departures · 87,422 passengers
89.6%
Load
August 2025
585 departures · 91,728 passengers
87.1%
Load
September 2025
516 departures · 69,216 passengers
73.5%
Load
October 2025
557 departures · 80,108 passengers
79.1%
Load
November 2025
633 departures · 90,530 passengers
79.9%
Load
December 2025
735 departures · 111,166 passengers
85.1%
Load
January 2026
648 departures · 93,587 passengers
82.8%
Load
February 2026
637 departures · 90,640 passengers
79.8%
Load
March 2026
750 departures · 108,139 passengers
80.5%
Load
April 2026
768 departures · 99,260 passengers
72.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FLL → JFK
79.2% full
390 departures · 54,694 passengers
JFK → FLL
66.5% full
378 departures · 44,566 passengers
Nonstop FLL–JFK traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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 Fort Lauderdale (FLL) from New York (JFK)?
FLL to JFK is 1,071 miles (1,723 km / 930 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FLL to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 1,071-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FLL–JFK?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (29.9%), followed by the Airbus A320 (24.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FLL–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,071-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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