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JFK New York ⇄ FLL Fort Lauderdale

John F. Kennedy International Airport (United States) and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,723 km1,071 mi930 nautical miles
JFK → FLL3 h 05 minestimated block time
FLL → JFK2 h 55 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hFort Lauderdale vs New York, today
Great-circle route from New York (JFK) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)JFKNew YorkFLLFort Lauderdale
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

JFK → FLL

3 h 05 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 202° (SSW).

Leave New York Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Fort Lauderdale Sat 7 Nov, 13:05 local.

FLL → JFK

2 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 18° (NNE).

Leave Fort Lauderdale Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive New York Sat 7 Nov, 12:55 local.

The two directions differ by 8 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,723 km · 1,071 mi · 930 nmi
Initial heading202° (SSW) from JFK; 18° (NNE) from FLL
Farthest from the equator40.6°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip9% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

JFKAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
FLLAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceFort Lauderdale is on the same clock as New York today.

Jet lag, flying JFK → FLL. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

JFK John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, United States · longest runway 14,511 ft4,423 m FLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale, United States · longest runway 9,000 ft2,743 m

Same cities, other airports

JFKMIA New York – Miami 1,757 km1,092 mi · 3 h 05 min

More routes from JFK and FLL

JFKBOS New York – Boston 300 km186 mi · 1 h 20 min JFKMEX New York – Mexico City 3,365 km2,091 mi · 5 h 05 min JFKMAD New York – Madrid 5,760 km3,579 mi · 7 h JFKFCO New York – Rome 6,866 km4,267 mi · 8 h 10 min JFKNRT New York – Tokyo 10,830 km6,729 mi · 13 h 50 min SINJFK Singapore – New York 15,341 km9,532 mi · 18 h 30 min BOSFLL Boston – Fort Lauderdale 1,994 km1,239 mi · 3 h 25 min

Routes of a similar length

GRUEZE São Paulo – Buenos Aires 1,723 km1,070 mi · 3 h 10 min DELBLR Delhi – Bengaluru 1,709 km1,062 mi · 3 h YYZMCO Toronto – Orlando 1,702 km1,058 mi · 3 h SVOIST Moscow – Istanbul 1,751 km1,088 mi · 3 h 05 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).