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CLE to FXE: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) → Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport)
1,056 mi
1,699 km · 917 nm
2h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,056 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 46m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Near FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLE from FXE?
The flight distance from Cleveland (CLE) to Fort Lauderdale (FXE) is 1,056 miles (1,699 km, 917 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLE to FXE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 46m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLE to FXE?
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