Flights Fort Myers → Orlando
RSW → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Myers to Orlando operates with a fleet of Saab SF340A/B aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 79%. Over the past year, it has recorded an average delay of 8.7 minutes per flight out of a total of 140 flights. The destination airport in Orlando serves nearly 50 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the region.
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) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 147 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando 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 Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Myers (RSW) to Orlando (MCO) heads north for about 215 km, a flight time of roughly 41m.
Departures from Fort Myers on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 58% of RSW-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 147 tracked RSW-MCO flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about RSW-MCO
On the Fort Myers (RSW) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 147 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Myers-Orlando is 1.36% across 147 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.
