The flight time from Columbus to Fort Myers is 2 hours, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CMH Columbus, OH 1 minute early.
10 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 5 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RSW Fort Myers, FL 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
89%
Spirit
62%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Columbus to Fort Myers is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes.

The flight distance from Columbus to Fort Myers is 930 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Myers to Columbus
2 hours, 19 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 20m
Spirit
2h 24m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

12

Distance

930 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
11
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Columbus from Fort Myers by plane?

The distance from Columbus to Fort Myers by plane is 930 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Columbus to Fort Myers?

The flight time from Columbus to Fort Myers is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 20 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 24 minutes.

What airlines fly from Columbus to Fort Myers?

Southwest and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Columbus to Fort Myers.

Does Southwest fly from Columbus to Fort Myers?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Columbus (CMH) to Fort Myers (RSW). On average, they have 11 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Columbus 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 10 minutes
In the Air 125 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Fort Myers 9 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Columbus to Fort Myers, Southwest is 89% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 89% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 89% 11% 0%
Spirit 62% 38% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Columbus and Fort Myers, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 10 125 4 140
Spirit 10 129 5 144

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
12pm 0.1
6am 0.16
1pm 0.08
8am 0.13
7am 0.09
6pm 0.08
10am 0.23
11am 0.11
9pm 0.07
3pm 0.04
5pm 0.13
5am 0.14
7pm 0.19
9am 0.07
4pm 0.06
2pm 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Columbus to Fort Myers that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 67
February 64
March 73
April 55
May 43
June 42
July 40
August 35
September 31
October 31
November 68
December 79

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Columbus to Fort Myers that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 1.44
Tuesday 1.54
Wednesday 1.46
Thursday 1.6
Friday 1.46
Saturday 2.5
Sunday 2.08

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 0
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
12pm 11 127 4 143
6am 11 127 3 144
1pm 9 125 4 140
8am 11 128 4 144
7am 11 126 4 142
6pm 10 124 4 137
10am 9 124 4 137
11am 10 124 4 139
9pm 8 122 4 134
3pm 9 124 3 137
5pm 10 124 4 139
5am 10 125 4 140
7pm 10 124 4 138
9am 10 125 3 139
4pm 9 127 4 141
2pm 10 128 4 142
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.