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

Average Timeline

Leaves JFK New York, NY 2 minutes early.
22 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 35 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RSW Fort Myers, FL 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
JetBlue
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New York to Fort Myers is 3 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 35 minutes.

The flight distance from New York to Fort Myers is 1074 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Myers to New York
2 hours, 46 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 3m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

25

Distance

1074 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
16
Delta
9

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New York from Fort Myers by plane?

The distance from New York to Fort Myers by plane is 1074 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, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 35 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 3 hours, 3 minutes, and JetBlue 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 (JFK) 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 22 minutes
In the Air 155 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Fort Myers 7 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 70% reliable, which means that JetBlue flights are on time 70% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 12% 1%
JetBlue 70% 26% 4%

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 21 155 4 183
JetBlue 22 154 4 184

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
11am 0.01
2pm 0.51
8pm 0.14
10am 0.18
7pm 0.06
9am 0
6pm 0.16
8am 0.16
5pm 0.08
4pm 0.04
9pm 0.2
1pm 0.37
6am 0.39
12pm 0.03
3pm 0.12
7am 1.11

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 121
February 131
March 156
April 127
May 92
June 89
July 93
August 93
September 106
October 106
November 102
December 130

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 3.83
Tuesday 3.56
Wednesday 3.48
Thursday 3.75
Friday 3.75
Saturday 3.69
Sunday 3.83

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
JetBlue 0
Delta 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)
11am 20 156 4 197
2pm 23 153 4 183
8pm 23 158 5 194
10am 23 155 4 185
7pm 26 156 5 187
9am 13 158 4 175
6pm 24 153 4 184
8am 27 163 5 197
5pm 27 147 4 175
4pm 27 152 4 183
9pm 23 154 5 182
1pm 18 157 5 183
6am 18 150 4 175
12pm 19 163 4 189
3pm 23 155 4 183
7am 21 156 4 184
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.