RIC → FLLRichmond to Fort Lauderdale

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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 57% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. 2 of the 14 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,299 km, an estimated 2 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Richmond and Fort Lauderdale. Updated 15 November 2026 at 15:48 UTC.

Today, RIC → FLL

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 B61145JetBlue Left 06:29 +29 Landed 08:22 −2

Checked RIC board 10:18 · FLL board 10:48

RIC Richmond busy · +18
FLL Fort Lauderdale smooth · +0
1,299 km · ~2h 10m est.
dep bank 06:00–15:2514x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
57% on time

of the last 14 tracked RIC → FLL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 2 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~2h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled14.3%recent route rate · 2 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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JetBlue Airways

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
JetBlue AirwaysB657% on time

Flights B61145 06:00 daily · B6145 15:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15B61145dep +29 → arr−2
11-14B61145cancelledCNX
11-14B6145cancelledCNX
11-13B61145dep +35 → arr+15
11-12B61145dep +9 → arr−22
11-12B6145dep +58 → arr+41
11-11B61145dep +6 → arr−17
11-11B6145dep −2 → arr−20
11-10B61145dep +5 → arr−26
11-10B6145dep +0 → arr−30
11-09B61145dep +25 → arr−4
11-09B6145dep +82 → arr+46
11-08B61145dep +581 → arr+554
11-08B6145dep +91 → arr+62

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
RICRichmond +18 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 10 kt Full RIC delay board →
FLLFort Lauderdale +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NE 8 kt Full FLL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at RIC: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Richmond to Fort Lauderdale route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIC to FLL 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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RIC to FLL questions

Is RIC–FLL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RIC is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RIC–FLL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 from RIC. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the FLL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RIC to FLL?

Great-circle distance is 1,299 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–141 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RIC–FLL fly?

JetBlue Airways runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.