Historical on-time performance
Buffalo to Fort Myers
1,144 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUF–RSW arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 97 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights35
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.6%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 BUF → RSW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 69% to 74% on time.
- Middays74% on time · p90 35 min · 127 flights · limited
- Mornings71% on time · p90 60 min · 154 flights · limited
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 75 min · 98 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 73% on time.
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 51 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 30 min · 50 flights · limited
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 152 flights · limited
- Sundays63% on time · p90 80 min · 67 flights · limited
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