Flights Fort Myers → Houston
RSW → IAH
How long is the flight from Fort Myers to Houston?
The flight from Fort Myers (RSW) to Houston (IAH) takes about 2h 9m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Myers to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time performance of 92%. Over the course of a year, this route sees an average delay of just 3.2 minutes per flight and accommodates a total of 255 flights using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The destination airport in Houston serves over 40 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) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 547 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 7.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Myers (RSW) to Houston (IAH) heads west for about 1,384 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Fort Myers on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of RSW-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 547 tracked RSW-IAH flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about RSW-IAH
The flight from Fort Myers (RSW) to Houston (IAH) takes about 2h 9m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Fort Myers (RSW) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 547 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Myers-Houston is 1.28% across 547 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
