Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Pensacola (PNS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 51m
Bearing
307° NW
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Pensacola (PNS) is 525 miles (845 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FLL–PNS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Spirit Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FLL–PNS; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 77% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
44
April 2026
Seats
7,744
both directions
Passengers
5,809
both directions
Load factor
75.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FLL–PNS?
Spirit Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FLL–PNS in April 2026 (44 departures).
- NK
Spirit Airlines
44 departures · 7,744 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.0%
Load
What plane flies FLL–PNS?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 77% of FLL–PNS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
34 departures · 76.2% load
77.3% - Airbus A320neo
10 departures · 70.9% load
22.7%
How has FLL–PNS traffic changed?
Nonstop FLL–PNS departures fell from 96 in May 2025 to 44 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FLL–PNS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
96 departures · 13,409 passengers
71.9%
Load
June 2025
65 departures · 8,463 passengers
69.2%
Load
July 2025
65 departures · 8,010 passengers
68.3%
Load
August 2025
65 departures · 7,370 passengers
62.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,869 passengers
53.6%
Load
October 2025
38 departures · 6,028 passengers
71.1%
Load
November 2025
55 departures · 6,759 passengers
54.6%
Load
December 2025
60 departures · 7,923 passengers
71.6%
Load
January 2026
42 departures · 5,253 passengers
71.1%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 5,341 passengers
75.9%
Load
March 2026
56 departures · 7,459 passengers
74.2%
Load
April 2026
44 departures · 5,809 passengers
75.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FLL → PNS
75.4% full
22 departures · 2,918 passengers
PNS → FLL
74.7% full
22 departures · 2,891 passengers
Nonstop FLL–PNS 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 Pensacola (PNS)?
FLL to PNS is 525 miles (845 km / 456 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FLL to PNS?
A nonstop covers the 525-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FLL–PNS?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (77.3%), followed by the Airbus A320neo (22.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying FLL–PNS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 525-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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