The flight time from Fort Myers to Chicago is 3 hours, 5 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RSW Fort Myers, FL 4 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 36 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
86%
Southwest
78%
American
77%
Spirit
72%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Fort Myers to Chicago is 3 hours, 5 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 36 minutes.

The flight distance from Fort Myers to Chicago is 1120 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Fort Myers
2 hours, 49 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
3h 2m
United
3h 6m
American
3h 6m
Southwest
3h 10m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

54

Distance

1120 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
27
American
14
Spirit
9
Southwest
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Fort Myers from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Fort Myers to Chicago by plane is 1120 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Fort Myers to Chicago?

The flight time from Fort Myers to Chicago is 3 hours, 5 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 36 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 3 hours, 2 minutes, and Southwest the slowest taking 3 hours, 10 minutes.

What airlines fly from Fort Myers to Chicago?

Spirit, United, American, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Fort Myers to Chicago.

Does Southwest fly from Fort Myers to Chicago?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Fort Myers (RSW) to Chicago (ORD). On average, they have 1 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 Fort Myers 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 156 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Chicago 8 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 Fort Myers to Chicago, Southwest is 78% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 86% 12% 2%
Southwest 78% 20% 2%
American 77% 23% 0%
Spirit 72% 25% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Fort Myers and Chicago, 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)
Spirit 12 155 12 182
United 14 156 13 186
American 14 157 11 186
Southwest 14 159 12 190

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
8pm 0.29
7pm 0.39
5pm 0.51
2pm 0.4
6am 0.04
6pm 0.05
10pm 0.08
10am 0.28
11am 0.56
9pm 0.32
3pm 0.19
4pm 1.33
9am 0.31
8am 0.05
12pm 1.19
7am 0.87
1pm 0.67

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Myers to Chicago 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 324
February 302
March 341
April 307
May 215
June 154
July 122
August 160
September 151
October 216
November 226
December 293

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Myers to Chicago 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 7.79
Tuesday 7.56
Wednesday 7.6
Thursday 7.79
Friday 7.87
Saturday 7.69
Sunday 7.77

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
United 1
American 0
Spirit 0
Southwest 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)
8pm 12 155 11 182
7pm 13 153 10 177
5pm 13 157 17 189
2pm 14 157 11 186
6am 16 157 13 185
6pm 12 155 10 182
10pm 11 153 10 176
10am 13 159 13 188
11am 15 158 10 184
9pm 11 151 10 176
3pm 14 157 12 187
4pm 14 158 17 194
9am 13 157 11 183
8am 11 155 14 181
12pm 14 156 12 185
7am 13 155 14 183
1pm 15 156 10 183
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.