Flights Houston → Fort Myers
IAH → RSW
How long is the flight from Houston to Fort Myers?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Fort Myers (RSW) 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 Houston to Fort Myers is served by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, and an average delay of just 3.7 minutes. With over 255 flights operated annually, this route connects one of the busiest airports in the United States, which sees more than ten million passengers per year, to the popular destination city of Fort Myers.
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 Houston (IAH) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 546 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.92%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads east for about 1,384 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of IAH-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 546 tracked IAH-RSW flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.9% 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 IAH-RSW
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Fort Myers (RSW) 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 Houston (IAH) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 546 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Fort Myers is 0.92% across 546 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Fort Myers, 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.
