Flights Fort Myers → Boston
RSW → BOS
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Myers to Boston operates with an average on-time performance rate of 72%, and when delays occur, the mean delay is approximately 22.6 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 864 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 36 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 Fort Myers (RSW) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 1070 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston 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 Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Myers (RSW) to Boston (BOS) heads north-east for about 2,013 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 56m.
Departures from Fort Myers on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of RSW-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,070 tracked RSW-BOS flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 3.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about RSW-BOS
On the Fort Myers (RSW) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 1070 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Myers-Boston is 3.36% across 1070 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
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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.
