Flights Detroit → Fort Myers
DTW → RSW
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Fort Myers operates with a high volume of traffic, totaling 706 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, the average delay is approximately 13.3 minutes, and the route utilizes aircraft such as Boeing 757, Boeing 757-300, and Airbus A319 to serve a destination airport that sees over ten million passengers per year.
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 Detroit (DTW) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 919 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads south for about 1,750 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 36m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of DTW-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 919 tracked DTW-RSW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.3% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-RSW
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 919 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Fort Myers is 2.29% across 919 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines.
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.
