The flight time from Fort Myers to Philadelphia is 2 hours, 38 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RSW Fort Myers, FL 3 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 14 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHL Philadelphia, PA 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
78%
Spirit
74%
Frontier
65%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Fort Myers to Philadelphia is 2 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 14 minutes.

The flight distance from Fort Myers to Philadelphia is 993 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Philadelphia to Fort Myers
2 hours, 49 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
2h 38m
Spirit
2h 38m
Frontier
2h 38m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

26

Distance

993 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun012345

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
17
Frontier
7
Spirit
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Fort Myers from Philadelphia by plane?

The distance from Fort Myers to Philadelphia by plane is 993 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 Philadelphia?

The flight time from Fort Myers to Philadelphia is 2 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 14 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Frontier being the fastest taking 2 hours, 38 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 38 minutes.

What airlines fly from Fort Myers to Philadelphia?

Frontier, American, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Fort Myers to Philadelphia.

Does Southwest fly from Fort Myers to Philadelphia?

Southwest does not fly from Fort Myers (RSW) to Philadelphia (PHL). 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 Fort Myers 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 134 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Philadelphia 2 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 Philadelphia, Frontier is 65% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 65% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 78% 20% 2%
Spirit 74% 20% 6%
Frontier 65% 32% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Fort Myers and Philadelphia, 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)
American 13 136 6 158
Spirit 13 135 8 158
Frontier 14 131 11 158

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
9am 0.03
10pm 0.08
3pm 0.09
1pm 0.13
10am 0.06
11am 0.23
6am 0.16
5pm 0.42
7am 0.34
7pm 0.12
2pm 0.74
11pm 0.01
4pm 0.2
6pm 0.27
9pm 0.28
12pm 0.48
8pm 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Myers to Philadelphia 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 184
February 166
March 173
April 130
May 84
June 78
July 79
August 77
September 76
October 76
November 104
December 142

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Myers to Philadelphia 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 3.75
Tuesday 3.81
Wednesday 3.15
Thursday 4.17
Friday 3.63
Saturday 3.62
Sunday 4.19

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
American 0
Frontier 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)
9am 13 131 13 156
10pm 13 126 10 152
3pm 14 141 11 171
1pm 13 135 8 157
10am 14 133 8 157
11am 14 134 7 159
6am 12 129 6 151
5pm 13 135 8 159
7am 13 136 5 155
7pm 15 133 13 164
2pm 14 137 7 159
11pm 13 125 14 157
4pm 13 136 10 161
6pm 14 131 10 156
9pm 13 130 10 156
12pm 13 136 6 159
8pm 12 135 16 166
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.