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LCQ to FLL: distance & flight time
Lake City (Lake City Gateway Airport) → Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport)
320 mi
515 km · 278 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
320 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LCQ — Lake City Gateway Airport · Lake City, United States
- FLL — Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International 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 LCQ
- GNV · Gainesville Regional Airport39 mi away
- VQQ · Cecil Airport42 mi away
- CTY · Cross City Airport49 mi away
- NIP · Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)54 mi away
Near FLL
- MIA · Miami International Airport21 mi away
- HWO · North Perry Airport7 mi away
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport9 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCQ from FLL?
The flight distance from Lake City (LCQ) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is 320 miles (515 km, 278 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCQ to FLL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 LCQ to FLL?
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