Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Fort Myers
DFW → RSW
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Fort Myers?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Fort Myers (RSW) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Fort Myers operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 66%, with an average delay of 22.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 10,069,839 passengers pass through the destination airport, indicating significant traffic in Fort Myers.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 875 flights monitored in recent months, 63% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads east for about 1,635 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of DFW-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 875 tracked DFW-RSW flights, 63% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-RSW
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Fort Myers (RSW) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 63% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 875 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Fort Myers is 1.60% across 875 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
