DTW to RSW flight delays
Detroit, MI (DTW) Fort Myers, FL (RSW) · 1,084 miles
1,820 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
74.68%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.03%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
66 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
18 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In October it ran 28.2 points more punctual than in January — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 8.1 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 2 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Detroit to Fort Myers run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on DTW to RSW. Spirit Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in January.
Every airline on DTW to RSW
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 1,354 | 75.11% | 1.33% | 68 min | C |
| Spirit Airlines | 386 | 73.84% | 4.92% | 61 min | D |
| Frontier Airlines | 80 | 71.25% | 0% | 74 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
RSW to DTW Fort Myers back to Detroit 75.04% on time DOther routes from Detroit
Common questions
Are flights from Detroit to Fort Myers usually delayed?
74.68% of flights on the DTW to RSW route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Detroit to Fort Myers?
Delta Air Lines, at 75.11% on time across 1,354 flights. The least punctual on the route was Spirit Airlines at 73.84%.
How often are DTW to RSW flights cancelled?
2.03% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 20 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Detroit to Fort Myers?
October, when 92.2% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 64%.
When DTW to RSW flights are late, how late are they?
About 66 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DTW to RSW during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →