Flights Fort Myers → Philadelphia
RSW → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Myers to Philadelphia operates with a mix of Airbus A319, Embraer 190, and Airbus A320 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 71%, the flights experience an average delay of 22.7 minutes, based on a total of 417 recorded flights. The destination airport serves over 28 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic volume.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Fort Myers (RSW) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 601 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Myers (RSW) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north for about 1,601 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 25m.
Departures from Fort Myers on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of RSW-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 601 tracked RSW-PHL flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 3.7% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
Airlines operating RSW-PHL
Airports
Frequently asked questions about RSW-PHL
On the Fort Myers (RSW) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 601 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Myers-Philadelphia is 3.66% across 601 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Philadelphia, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
