Flights Fort Myers → Dallas-Fort Worth
RSW → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Myers to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay of 25.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 87,817,864 passengers pass through the destination airport, indicating high traffic and demand for this route.
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) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 498 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth 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 Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Myers (RSW) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north-west for about 1,635 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 28m.
Departures from Fort Myers on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of RSW-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 498 tracked RSW-DFW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about RSW-DFW
On the Fort Myers (RSW) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 498 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Myers-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.00% across 498 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
