The flight time from Detroit to Fort Myers is 2 hours, 43 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DTW Detroit, MI 2 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 23 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RSW Fort Myers, FL 11 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
Spirit
86%
Frontier
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Detroit to Fort Myers is 2 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 23 minutes.

The flight distance from Detroit to Fort Myers is 1084 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Myers to Detroit
2 hours, 46 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 43m
Spirit
2h 43m
Frontier
2h 49m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

34

Distance

1084 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
22
Spirit
11
Frontier
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Detroit from Fort Myers by plane?

The distance from Detroit to Fort Myers by plane is 1084 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Detroit to Fort Myers?

The flight time from Detroit to Fort Myers is 2 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 23 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 43 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 49 minutes.

What airlines fly from Detroit to Fort Myers?

Spirit, Delta, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Detroit to Fort Myers.

Does Southwest fly from Detroit to Fort Myers?

Southwest does not fly from Detroit (DTW) to Fort Myers (RSW). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Detroit 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 143 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Fort Myers 11 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 Detroit to Fort Myers, Frontier is 74% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 74% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 12% 1%
Spirit 86% 13% 1%
Frontier 74% 26% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Detroit 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)
Delta 15 142 4 163
Spirit 12 144 5 163
Frontier 13 145 7 169

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
4pm 0.31
8am 0.51
7am 0.41
2pm 0.58
9pm 0.06
3pm 0.02
10am 0.54
1pm 0.35
9am 0.67
11am 0.12
8pm 0.19
5am 0.15
6am 0.15
6pm 0.44
7pm 0.13
12pm 0.16

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Detroit 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 192
February 189
March 238
April 175
May 131
June 94
July 91
August 93
September 108
October 135
November 137
December 186

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Detroit 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 4.81
Tuesday 4.77
Wednesday 4.62
Thursday 4.98
Friday 4.85
Saturday 4.9
Sunday 5.1

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
Delta 0
Spirit 0
Frontier 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)
4pm 13 144 5 165
8am 15 140 4 161
7am 20 145 5 172
2pm 13 142 4 160
9pm 16 144 4 173
3pm 17 145 3 165
10am 14 144 5 164
1pm 13 142 4 162
9am 11 144 5 162
11am 11 141 5 158
8pm 13 143 5 163
5am 12 145 5 167
6am 14 146 5 167
6pm 14 142 4 160
7pm 14 143 4 162
12pm 13 144 5 163
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.