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RSW to FXE: distance & flight time
Fort Myers (Southwest Florida International Airport) → Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport)
101 mi
162 km · 88 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
101 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- RSW — Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers, United States
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RSW from FXE?
The flight distance from Fort Myers (RSW) to Fort Lauderdale (FXE) is 101 miles (162 km, 88 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RSW to FXE?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RSW to FXE?
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