Flights Cleveland → Fort Myers
CLE → RSW
How long is the flight from Cleveland to Fort Myers?
The flight from Cleveland (CLE) to Fort Myers (RSW) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Cleveland to Fort Myers features an average on-time performance of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.7 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 379 total flights operated by aircraft such as Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-800, serving the busy Fort Myers airport which handles over ten 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 Cleveland (CLE) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 730 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (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 Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cleveland (CLE) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads south for about 1,654 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.
Departures from Cleveland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 55% of CLE-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 730 tracked CLE-RSW flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLE-RSW
The flight from Cleveland (CLE) to Fort Myers (RSW) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Cleveland (CLE) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 730 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cleveland-Fort Myers is 2.05% across 730 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
