Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Fort Myers
722 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–RSW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 687 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.7%Flights687
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BNA → RSW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 355 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 418 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 449 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 45 min · 162 flights · limited
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 378 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 229 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 292 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 244 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 237 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 226 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 291 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 40 min · 243 flights
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