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Route

Fort Lauderdale → Chicago

FLLFort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport
RFDChicagoChicago Rockford International Airport
Distance
1,224 mi
Estimated flight time
~3h

Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Fort Lauderdale.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
1
busiest month · Oct
2 hr 50 min
measured flight time
9 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. –Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 1Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 1Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. –Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. –Nov
  12. 1Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Allegiant Airspring
UPS Airlinesnow and then

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Fort Lauderdale. Most departures between 06:00 and 09:00.

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Through the week

By weekday

  1. 0Mon
  2. 0.1Tue
  3. 0Wed
  4. 0.5Thu
  5. 0Fri
  6. 0Sat
  7. 0.5Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M86%
  2. Boeing 767-300B76312%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026Not seen in this month.
February 202615
  • Allegiant Air5×
March 202618
  • Allegiant Air8×
April 202619
  • Allegiant Air8×
May 202617
  • Allegiant Air7×
June 202616
  • Allegiant Air6×
July 2026110
  • Allegiant Air9×
August 202614
  • Allegiant Air4×
September 2026Not seen in this month.
October 202512
  • UPS Airlines1×
November 2025Not seen in this month.
December 202516
  • UPS Airlines6×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on FLL-RFD - not a booking guarantee.

Allegiant Air

G4 · AAY

Hub: SFB Orlando

131 departure airportsView airline →

UPS Airlines

5X · UPS

Hub: SDF Louisville

154 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Fort Lauderdale: 141.
  • Direct destinations observed from Chicago: 61.

The airports on this route

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport

Fort Lauderdale, United StatesFLL / KFLL

Major airport · 141 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 8,999 ft

87 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Chicago Rockford International Airport

Chicago, United StatesRFD / KRFD

Regional airport · 61 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 10,003 ft

53 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

MIA RFDMiami International AirportMiami is about 21 mi from Fort Lauderdale.View route →FLL ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago is about 63 mi from Chicago.View route →FLL MDWChicago Midway International AirportChicago is about 75 mi from Chicago.View route →FLL MKEGeneral Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee is about 80 mi from Chicago.View route →

About the route from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago

The observed direct connection between Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) covers approximately 1,224 mi. The estimated flight time is around 3h. Allegiant Air and UPS Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Chicago by air?
The great-circle distance between Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport is approximately 1,224 mi.
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 3h. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago?
Yes, a direct connection between FLL and RFD has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Allegiant Air and UPS Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago?
On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 57 observed flights. Mainly Allegiant Air, UPS Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Fort Lauderdale and Chicago?
Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Fort Lauderdale.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.