Flights Boston → Fort Myers
BOS → RSW
How long is the flight from Boston to Fort Myers?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Fort Myers (RSW) takes 3h on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Fort Myers operates with an average on-time performance of 70%, experiencing a mean delay of 17.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 862 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 10 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Boston (BOS) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 1493 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads south-west for about 2,013 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 0m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of BOS-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,493 tracked BOS-RSW flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-RSW
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Fort Myers (RSW) takes 3h on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1493 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Fort Myers is 3.01% across 1493 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Fort Myers, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
