RSW → DFWFort Myers to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Fort Myers (RSW) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 60% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,634 km, an estimated 2 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Fort Myers and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 23 October 2026 at 06:23 UTC.

Today, RSW → DFW

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. · AA1281American On schedule DFW 09:09scheduled
  2. · AA2736American On schedule DFW 20:29scheduled
  3. · AA2740American On schedule DFW 16:34scheduled

Checked RSW board 22:48 · DFW board 01:23

RSW Fort Myers smooth · +0
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +1
1,634 km · ~2h 36m est.
dep bank 07:00–18:187x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 5 operated RSW → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~2h 36mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

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
American AirlinesAA60% on time

Flights AA1281 07:00 daily · AA2740 14:25 daily · AA2736 18:18 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22AA1281dep +26 → arr−7
10-22AA2736dep +97 → arr+65
10-22AA2740dep +183 → arr+160
10-21AA1281arrived−32
10-21AA2736arrived−21

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
RSWFort Myers +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 8 kt Full RSW delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +1 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSE 4 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at RSW: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Fort Myers to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RSW to DFW 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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RSW to DFW questions

Is RSW–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RSW–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 18:18 from RSW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RSW to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 1,634 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 145–170 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RSW–DFW fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.