Flights Washington → Fort Myers
DCA → RSW
Route overview
This flight route connects Washington to Fort Myers, operating with a fleet of Embraer 175, Embraer 170, and Boeing 717 aircraft. With an average delay time of 14.5 minutes and a 73% on-time performance rate, the service has served 267 flights, linking Washington National Airport, which opened in 1938, to one of the busiest airports by passenger traffic with 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 Washington (DCA) → Fort Myers (RSW) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 386 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.1/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Myers: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Fort Myers (RSW) heads south for about 1,438 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 13m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 63% of DCA-RSW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Myers it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 386 tracked DCA-RSW flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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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% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-RSW
On the Washington (DCA) -> Fort Myers (RSW) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 386 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Fort Myers is 1.04% across 386 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.
