Flights from Miami to Fort Lauderdale

Downtown Miami to downtown Fort Lauderdale is about twenty-four nautical miles, roughly 28 statute, straight up the coast. A seaplane covers it in about 15 minutes in the air. For a small plane, a helicopter or a jet the time depends on the aircraft and the field you leave from, and it comes back with the quote. By road it is 28 miles on Interstate 95, thirty to forty-five minutes early in the day and well over an hour at the wrong time, so on a day trip most parties spend far longer in town than in the air.

It depends on where you want to end up and what you carry. A seaplane puts you on the sheltered water behind the beach, close to the marinas and the yacht basins. A small plane or a jet lands on the runway at Fort Lauderdale Executive in the middle of the county, handles more weight and rougher water, and takes heavy bags easily. A helicopter comes down at an approved site or an airport, settled with the operator when you book. We quote the options side by side so you can compare. Driving from Miami works too, but nobody can tell you in advance how long the interstate will take.

No. The whole route stays inside Florida, so your party fills in nothing and carries nothing beyond its bags. We take the headcount and the names once when you enquire, and the flight plan, the slot and the car at the far end sit on our side. The baggage guidance lists what may travel and what needs to be mentioned in advance. Nothing has to be printed or carried.

Yes, two. Fort Lauderdale Executive is a general aviation field with two intersecting asphalt runways of 6,002 and 4,000 feet and no airline traffic, so a private flight parks on the apron rather than at a gate. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International sits about seven miles south, close to the water and the port, and takes private traffic too. A seaplane needs no runway and comes down on the water instead. Which of these suits your day is the first thing we answer when you send your dates and your party size.

That depends on the aircraft. A seaplane lands on the sheltered water behind the beach, and the exact set-down point is named in your itinerary because it depends on the water on the day. Runway aircraft land at Fort Lauderdale Executive, or at the international airport when your plan points there, and the car waits on the apron. Where the helicopter sets down is settled with the operator when you book.

Yes, and it is the most common way this route is flown. On a charter the aircraft waits for you, so the return is set by you and not by a timetable. Out in the morning, back in the evening. If you would rather stay a night, tell us when you enquire and the return is planned for that day.

It is a question of weight, not of the number of bags, and it differs by aircraft. Floats carry less than wheels, and a jet carries the most. Say what is coming when you enquire, including luggage for a cruise, kit for a boat and anything with a battery, and the answer comes back with the quote rather than at the aircraft. If the load decides it, the aircraft is chosen around what you bring, not the other way round.

Yes. The cruise port sits at the south end of the beach, where the New River and the Intracoastal meet the sea, and a sailing runs to a clock nobody negotiates with. That is exactly when a fixed departure time is worth having. We build an hour of margin into the morning rather than none, and the car at the Fort Lauderdale end is arranged with the flight. Tell us the sailing time and the luggage when you enquire.

Yes. Fort Lauderdale sits about 16 miles south of Boca Raton, with West Palm Beach further north, so the same aircraft can carry on up the coast or back down to the Florida Keys. Tell us the shape of the whole trip when you enquire and it is quoted as one booking. A trip that ends somewhere other than where it started is one movement, not two charters.

Every aircraft handles weather differently. A seaplane needs calm enough water to land, a small plane and a jet use the runway and a jet can climb above much of it. If conditions are below what is safe, the crew moves or cancels the flight and the weather and delays policy says what that means for your booking. That call is always the crew's, and on this short route a delay of an hour or two often solves it.

No, and it is not meant to be. A scheduled seat is cheaper because someone else picked the time and you share the aircraft. A charter buys you the aircraft: your departure, your return, your party only. On a day trip that usually means several more hours in town, and no waiting in a terminal at either end, which is the comparison worth making. We send the price for the whole aircraft, so you can split it across your party and compare fairly. Tell us what matters most, the time in town, the landing point or the budget, and we suggest the aircraft that fits it best.

Yes, pets travel in the cabin with you. The one thing we ask is that you tell us at the enquiry, with the type of animal and its weight, so the seating and the load plan are right from the start.