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FXE to LAJ: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport) → Lajes (Lages Airport)
4,225 mi
6,800 km · 3,672 nm
8h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,225 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 45m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, United States
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FXE from LAJ?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FXE) to Lajes (LAJ) is 4,225 miles (6,800 km, 3,672 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FXE to LAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 45m 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 time difference between Fort Lauderdale and Lajes?
Lajes is 1 hour ahead of Fort Lauderdale.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FXE to LAJ?
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