Direct Flights from Fort Lauderdale to Atlantic City
Atlantic City · New Jersey
Nonstop service from FLL to ACY on Allegiant. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 6 cities have a nonstop to Atlantic City, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Atlantic City for, from Fort Lauderdale
2h 25m in the air, 979 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Atlantic City. Two nights works.
About Atlantic City
The entertainment capital of the Eastern Seaboard, Atlantic City is New Jersey's most popular resort destination. Its streets are familiar to anyone who's ever played Monopoly, but board game fans aren't the only ones who want to "take a walk on the Boardwalk". The city's beaches and the famous wood-plank walkway have attracted visitors for more than a century.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Atlantic City
- The Steel Pier is a 1,000-foot-long (300 m) amusement park built on a pier of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, across from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
- The World War I Memorial is located in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The memorial was built in 1922, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1981.
- Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped wood frame and tin clad building, constructed in 1882 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey.
- Gillian's Wonderland Pier is a closed historic amusement park in Ocean City, New Jersey. It was founded in 1965 by Roy Gillian, son of David Gillian who first came to Ocean City in 1914.
- Morey's Piers & Beachfront Waterparks is a seaside amusement park located on The Wildwoods' boardwalk in Wildwood and North Wildwood, New Jersey.
- HMS Swift was a 14-gun Swan-class ship-sloop, launched on 1 January 1777. She was commissioned that month under Lieutenant George Keppel and sailed for North America on 27 March.
- The Cape May County Park & Zoo in the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township, New Jersey, provides free year-round admission to a collection of more than 550 animals representing 250 species in 85 acres (34 ha)…
- Hunt's Pier was an amusement pier located along the Wildwood, New Jersey, boardwalk from 1957 through 1985.
- HMS Pegasus was a 14-gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 27 December 1776.
- Barnegat Lighthouse State Park is located on the northern tip of Long Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.
- The Barnegat Light Public School was the one-room schoolhouse for the borough of Barnegat Light in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, from 1903 until June 15, 1951.
- Leaming's Run Gardens were flower gardens located at 1845 US Route 9 North, Swainton, in Middle Township, New Jersey. The gardens are now indefinitely closed.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Atlantic City weather, compared with Fort Lauderdale
19° cooler than Fort Lauderdale on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Atlantic City 43°F · Fort Lauderdale 76°F · 33° colder
- April
- Atlantic City 63°F · Fort Lauderdale 83°F · 20° colder
- July
- Atlantic City 86°F · Fort Lauderdale 90°F · 4° colder
- October
- Atlantic City 67°F · Fort Lauderdale 86°F · 18° colder
January bottoms out near 43°F — a real coat, not a layer. Atlantic City also swings harder through the year than Fort Lauderdale does — 43° between its coldest and warmest months against 15°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Atlantic City
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Atlantic City is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Atlantic City rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Steel Pier, World War I Memorial (Atlantic City, New Jersey), and Lucy the Elephant and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Fort Lauderdale to Atlantic City?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Atlantic City (ACY) on Allegiant.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Fort Lauderdale to Atlantic City?
- Allegiant flies nonstop between Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Atlantic City (ACY).
- How far is Atlantic City from Fort Lauderdale?
- Atlantic City is about 979 miles from Fort Lauderdale by air.
- What is there to do in Atlantic City?
- Popular things to do include Steel Pier, World War I Memorial (Atlantic City, New Jersey), Lucy the Elephant, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, and more.
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