Flights Providence → Fort Myers
PVD → RSW
Route overview
The flight route from Providence to Fort Myers has a high on-time performance rate of 94%, with an average delay of just 10.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 84 flights, connecting to a popular destination where the airport serves over 10 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 Providence (PVD) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 93 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.6/100 (low), 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 Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Providence (PVD) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads south-west for about 1,935 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 50m.
Departures from Providence on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 74% of PVD-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 93 tracked PVD-RSW flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PVD-RSW
On the Providence (PVD) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 93 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Providence-Fort Myers is 2.15% across 93 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
