Flights Fort Myers → Atlanta
RSW → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Myers to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 782 flights using various aircraft models including the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Boeing 757, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 717, and Boeing 737-300, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic with over 108 million passengers.
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 Fort Myers (RSW) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1113 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Myers (RSW) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north for about 830 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Fort Myers on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of RSW-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,113 tracked RSW-ATL flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about RSW-ATL
On the Fort Myers (RSW) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1113 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Myers-Atlanta is 1.35% across 1113 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
