The flight time from New York to Fort Myers is 3 hours, 4 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LGA New York, NY 2 minutes early.
21 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 36 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RSW Fort Myers, FL 13 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
80%
JetBlue
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New York to Fort Myers is 3 hours, 4 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 36 minutes.

The flight distance from New York to Fort Myers is 1080 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Myers to New York
2 hours, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 4m
JetBlue
3h 4m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

25

Distance

1080 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
13
JetBlue
11

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New York from Fort Myers by plane?

The distance from New York to Fort Myers by plane is 1080 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from New York to Fort Myers?

The flight time from New York to Fort Myers is 3 hours, 4 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 36 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with JetBlue being the fastest taking 3 hours, 4 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 3 hours, 4 minutes.

What airlines fly from New York to Fort Myers?

JetBlue and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from New York to Fort Myers.

Does Southwest fly from New York to Fort Myers?

Southwest does not fly from New York (LGA) 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 New York 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 21 minutes
In the Air 156 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Fort Myers 13 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 New York to Fort Myers, JetBlue is 74% reliable, which means that JetBlue flights are on time 74% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 80% 18% 2%
JetBlue 74% 23% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between New York 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 21 156 4 184
JetBlue 21 156 5 184

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
2pm 0.29
5pm 0.02
9am 0.12
9pm 0.01
7pm 0.87
6am 0.33
3pm 0.16
8am 0.04
1pm 0.23
8pm 0.19
6pm 0.08
10am 0.59
4pm 0.01
7am 0.23
11am 0.3
12pm 0.04

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 100
February 97
March 119
April 115
May 120
June 117
July 124
August 123
September 94
October 95
November 100
December 110

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 3.65
Tuesday 3.62
Wednesday 3.65
Thursday 3.63
Friday 3.67
Saturday 3.33
Sunday 3.71

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
JetBlue 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)
2pm 24 157 4 187
5pm 18 166 5 187
9am 19 160 5 191
9pm 16 158 4 178
7pm 22 154 4 184
6am 18 160 5 184
3pm 20 157 4 182
8am 20 158 7 186
1pm 20 155 6 184
8pm 25 155 5 183
6pm 23 154 4 183
10am 19 156 4 181
4pm 17 154 6 177
7am 18 154 4 180
11am 19 155 4 182
12pm 22 161 5 187
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.