DTW → RSWDetroit to Fort Myers

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to Fort Myers (RSW): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 24 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 28 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,749 km, an estimated 2 hours 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and Fort Myers. Updated 29 October 2026 at 10:03 UTC.

Today, DTW → RSW

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 08:25 DL2001Delta Air Lines On scheduleTM ·

Checked DTW board 06:03 · RSW board 06:48

DTW Detroit smooth · +14
RSW Fort Myers smooth · +0
1,749 km · ~2h 45m est.
dep bank 08:25–18:4028x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 28x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 24 tracked DTW → RSW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 28 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 24 arrivals
Flight time~2h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 28

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air Lines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL83% on time

Flights DL2001 08:25 daily · DL1055 10:20 daily · DL1225 14:35 daily · DL461 18:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28DL1055dep +64 → arr+38
10-28DL1225dep +11 → arr−13
10-28DL2001dep +10 → arr+13
10-28DL461dep +9 → arr−14
10-27DL1055dep +19 → arr+19
10-27DL1225dep +14 → arr−2
10-27DL2001dep +13 → arr−4
10-27DL461dep +161 → arr+131
10-26DL1055dep +11 → arr−13
10-26DL1225departed+13
10-26DL2001dep +18 → arr−13
10-26DL461dep +11 → arr−17
10-25DL1055dep +19 → arr−91
10-25DL1225dep +17 → arr−3
10-25DL2001dep +14 → arr−9
10-25DL461departed+11
10-24DL1055dep +5 → arr−27
10-24DL1225dep +25 → arr−15
10-24DL2001dep +29 → arr−3
10-24DL461departed+9
10-23DL1055dep +12 → arr−28
10-23DL1225dep +12 → arr+0
10-23DL2001dep +21 → arr+4
10-23DL461dep +77 → arr+41
10-22DL1055dep +5 → arr−34
10-22DL1225dep +20 → arr−15
10-22DL2001departed+37
10-22DL461dep +13 → arr−22

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DTWDetroit +14 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 7 kt Full DTW delay board →
RSWFort Myers +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NE 6 kt Full RSW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at RSW: a 25% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Detroit to Fort Myers route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DTW to RSW flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DTW to RSW questions

Is DTW–RSW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DTW is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DTW–RSW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:25 and evening departures around 18:40 from DTW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RSW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DTW to RSW?

Great-circle distance is 1,749 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 153–180 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DTW–RSW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.