FLL → CMHFort Lauderdale to Columbus

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Direct flights from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Columbus (CMH): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 49 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,569 km, an estimated 2 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Fort Lauderdale and Columbus. Updated 10 September 2026 at 22:53 UTC.

FLL Fort Lauderdale heavy · +36
CMH Columbus smooth · +0
1,569 km · ~2h 31m est.
dep bank 14:15–16:155x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
76 / 100

route health from live FLL and CMH delay boards

Median arrival delay is +49 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+49 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3155 14:15 Sa · WN3917 16:15 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10WN3917departed+1
09-07WN3917dep +336 → arr+292
09-05WN3155dep +12 → arr−12
09-04WN3917departed+49

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
FLLFort Lauderdale +36 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full FLL delay board →
CMHColumbus +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full CMH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at FLL and CMH: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Fort Lauderdale to Columbus route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FLL to CMH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

FLL to CMH questions

Is FLL–CMH running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at FLL is the weaker end, route health score 76/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FLL–CMH?

Operators schedule 2 departures from FLL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CMH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FLL to CMH?

Great-circle distance is 1,569 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 141–164 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FLL–CMH fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.