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PIE to RSW: distance & flight time
St. Petersburg (St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport) → Fort Myers (Southwest Florida International Airport)
111 mi
178 km · 96 nm
46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
111 miles nonstop takes roughly 46m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PIE — St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · St. Petersburg, United States
- RSW — Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PIE
- TPA · Tampa International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport11 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base11 mi away
Near RSW
- FMY · Page Field8 mi away
- IMM · Immokalee Regional Airport23 mi away
- APF · Naples Municipal Airport27 mi away
- PGD · Charlotte County Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PIE from RSW?
The flight distance from St. Petersburg (PIE) to Fort Myers (RSW) is 111 miles (178 km, 96 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIE to RSW?
A nonstop flight takes about 46m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PIE to RSW?
Nonstop service on PIE–RSW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 46m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PIE to RSW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PIE–RSW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PIE to RSW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PIE–RSW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.