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Direct Flights from Columbia, South Carolina to Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale · Florida

Nonstop service from CAE to FLL on Allegiant. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Allegiant
Nonstop flights
Distance
547 mi
Flight time
~1h 35mgate to gate
Elevation
9 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Great-circle flight path from Columbia, South Carolina (CAE) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL), 547 miles nonstop.CAEFLL

How rare is this nonstop?

91 cities have a nonstop to Fort Lauderdale, Columbia, South Carolina among them.

How long to go to Fort Lauderdale for, from Columbia, South Carolina

1h 35m in the air, 547 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Fort Lauderdale. Two nights works.

The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.

About Fort Lauderdale

This image was taken from the 17th Street Bridge over the Intracoastal. The photo was taken from the south east side of downtown. As a resident of Fort Lauderdale, I think this pho
Photo by Rstepp at English Wikipedia · Public domain

Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean in the US state of Florida. It is known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive canal system. Situated in Broward County in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area, the city's population is over 180,000 (2021).

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Fort Lauderdale

  1. The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, previously known as Villa Vizcaya, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune, on Biscayne Bay in the present-day…
  2. The Miami Seaquarium was a 38-acre (15 ha) oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida, located near downtown Miami.
  3. Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)—officially known as the Jorge M. Pérez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County—is a contemporary art museum that relocated in 2013 to the Maurice A. Ferré Park in Downtown Miami, Florida.
  4. Butterfly World is located in Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, Florida. It opened in 1988, and it is the largest butterfly park in the world, and the first park of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.
  5. Bayfront Park is a 32-acre (13 ha) public, urban park in Downtown Miami, Florida on Biscayne Bay.
  6. The Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is a Holocaust memorial at 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue, in Miami Beach, Florida.
  7. The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is a center for Japanese arts and culture located west of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.
  8. Haulover Park is a 177-acre (72 ha) urban park owned and operated by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department, located in metropolitan Miami, just north of Bal Harbour, Florida.
  9. The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is a collecting museum located in North Miami, Florida.
  10. Maurice A. Ferré Park is a 30-acre (12 ha) public, urban park in downtown Miami, Florida. The park opened in 1976 on the site of several slips served by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.
  11. The Lowe Art Museum is the art museum of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The museum is located on the campus of the University of Miami and is accessible by Miami Metrorail at University Station.
  12. The NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is an art museum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Originating in 1958 as the Fort Lauderdale Art Center, the museum is now located in an 83,000-square-foot (7,700 m2) modernist building des…

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Fort Lauderdale weather, compared with Columbia, South Carolina

8° warmer than Columbia, South Carolina on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Fort Lauderdale 76°F · Columbia, South Carolina 57°F · 18° warmer
April
Fort Lauderdale 83°F · Columbia, South Carolina 77°F · 6° warmer
July
Fort Lauderdale 90°F · Columbia, South Carolina 93°F · 3° colder
October
Fort Lauderdale 86°F · Columbia, South Carolina 77°F · 9° warmer

Fort Lauderdale is the steadier of the two, moving 15° between its coldest and warmest months where Columbia, South Carolina moves 36°.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Fort Lauderdale

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Fort Lauderdale is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 76–81°F.
How long to stay
Fort Lauderdale rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami Seaquarium, and Pérez Art Museum Miami and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Columbia, South Carolina to Fort Lauderdale?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Columbia, South Carolina (CAE) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) on Allegiant.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Columbia, South Carolina to Fort Lauderdale?
Allegiant flies nonstop between Columbia, South Carolina (CAE) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL).
How far is Fort Lauderdale from Columbia, South Carolina?
Fort Lauderdale is about 547 miles from Columbia, South Carolina by air.
How many days can I spend in Fort Lauderdale flying from Columbia, South Carolina?
Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
What is there to do in Fort Lauderdale?
Popular things to do include Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami Seaquarium, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Butterfly World, and more.

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