Historical on-time performance
Boston to Fort Myers
1,249 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–RSW arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,243 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.7%Flights604
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.6%Flights1,608
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time26%Median25 minp90140 minCancel12.9%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline29%
- Weather55%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 56 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 BOS → 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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 2,336 flights
- Middays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,289 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 80 min · 739 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 75 min · 1,867 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 80 min · 393 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 870 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 880 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 928 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 993 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 974 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 65 min · 988 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 95 min · 991 flights
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