Flights Fort Myers → Washington
RSW → DCA
How long is the flight from Fort Myers to Washington?
The flight from Fort Myers (RSW) to Washington (DCA) takes 2h 19m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Myers to Washington has a 71% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 18 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 267 flights on this route using aircraft such as Embraer 175, Embraer 170, and Boeing 717, serving a destination airport that opened in 1938 and currently handles over 25 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) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 588 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington 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 Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Myers (RSW) to Washington (DCA) heads north for about 1,438 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 19m.
Departures from Fort Myers on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of RSW-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 588 tracked RSW-DCA flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about RSW-DCA
The flight from Fort Myers (RSW) to Washington (DCA) takes 2h 19m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Fort Myers (RSW) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 588 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Myers-Washington is 2.04% across 588 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Southwest 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.
