Flights Chicago → Fort Myers
MDW → RSW
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Fort Myers operates with a Boeing 717 and has an on-time performance rate of 75%, with an average delay of 13.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 376 flights, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which handles 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 Chicago (MDW) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 473 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads south for about 1,782 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 39m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of MDW-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 473 tracked MDW-RSW flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-RSW
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 473 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Fort Myers is 2.33% across 473 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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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.
