Flights Minneapolis → Fort Myers
MSP → RSW
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Fort Myers operates with a high level of punctuality, with 78% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, an average of 421 flights use various aircraft models including Boeing 757s, McDonnell Douglas MD-90s, and Boeing 737 series planes to serve the destination airport which sees over ten 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 Minneapolis (MSP) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines. Across 581 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Myers the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads south-east for about 2,282 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 16m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of MSP-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 581 tracked MSP-RSW flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-RSW
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 581 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Fort Myers is 1.55% across 581 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Sun Country 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.
