Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at FLL.
At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport, as at every airport in the United States, passengers arriving on an international flight must clear immigration (CBP) and customs, collect their checked bags and re-check them, and go through TSA security again before their connecting flight, even when both flights are on the same ticket.
The airport has 4 terminals or concourses (Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, Terminal 4).
Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.
Is your layover at FLL long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, Terminal 4
Getting between them: Walking (indoor airside walkway between Terminals 3 and 4; landside sidewalks and walkways between the other terminals)
Only Terminals 3 and 4 are connected after security, by an indoor walkway (about 12 minutes end to end). Terminals 1 and 2 are separate: to change to or from them you must exit the secure area, walk outside along the curb or the landside walkways, and clear TSA security again.
Official transfer times:
There is no internal airside passport control. Arriving international passengers clear U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on arrival.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: youtube.com · fly-fll.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
Estimated wait at the security checkpoints of FLL right now. When live data is not available, it shows historical averages.
