Houston (HOU) to Fort Myers (RSW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 30m
Bearing
101° E
Houston (HOU) to Fort Myers (RSW) is 851 miles (1,370 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–RSW
Filed traffic dataIn March 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–RSW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 43% full.
Departures
3
March 2026
Seats
487
both directions
Passengers
210
both directions
Load factor
43.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–RSW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–RSW in March 2026 (3 departures).
- WN
3 departures · 487 seats
Share of departures100.0%43.1%
Load
What plane flies HOU–RSW?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 67% of HOU–RSW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
2 departures · 49.1% load
66.7% - Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 27.7% load
33.3%
How has HOU–RSW traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–RSW departures fell from 7 in June 2025 to 3 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–RSW traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
7 departures · 892 passengers
86.4%
Load
July 2025
8 departures · 979 passengers
85.6%
Load
August 2025
10 departures · 1,131 passengers
72.6%
Load
September 2025
9 departures · 940 passengers
66.4%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
7 departures · 551 passengers
51.7%
Load
December 2025
3 departures · 361 passengers
78.3%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 217 passengers
68.2%
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 160 passengers
91.4%
Load
March 2026
3 departures · 210 passengers
43.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
RSW → HOU
15.7% full
2 departures · 49 passengers
HOU → RSW
92.0% full
1 departures · 161 passengers
Nonstop HOU–RSW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Fort Myers (RSW)?
HOU to RSW is 851 miles (1,370 km / 740 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to RSW?
A nonstop covers the 851-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–RSW?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (66.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (33.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–RSW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 851-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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