Flights Cincinnati → Fort Myers
CVG → RSW
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to Fort Myers operates with an average on-time performance rate of 85%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 239 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 10,069,839 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 Cincinnati (CVG) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 338 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.89%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads south for about 1,418 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 12m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of CVG-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 338 tracked CVG-RSW flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-RSW
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 338 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Fort Myers is 0.89% across 338 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
