Flights Fort Myers → Detroit
RSW → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Myers to Detroit operates with a Boeing 757, Boeing 757-300, and Airbus A319 aircraft. With a total of 706 flights recorded, the route has a 75% on-time performance rate, although flights experience an average delay of 19.3 minutes when they are not on time. The destination airport in Detroit sees over 28 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and potential congestion.
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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 918 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit 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 Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Myers (RSW) to Detroit (DTW) heads north for about 1,750 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 36m.
Departures from Fort Myers on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of RSW-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 918 tracked RSW-DTW flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.2% 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 RSW-DTW
On the Fort Myers (RSW) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 918 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Myers-Detroit is 2.18% across 918 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit 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.
