Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Fort Myers
722 miData through May 2026Source: 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 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 768 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 timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights768
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 436 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 481 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 45 min · 155 flights · limited
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 45 min · 431 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 55 min · 468 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 261 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 311 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 257 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 275 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 40 min · 284 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 307 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 35 min · 276 flights
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