Historical on-time performance
Washington to Fort Myers
Flights on DCA–RSW arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 775 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.3%Flights745
- Republic AirwaysOn-time60%Medianon timep90100 minCancel6.7%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline16%
- Weather74%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 19 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 DCA → RSW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 63% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,414 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 570 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 90 min · 608 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 363 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 376 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 369 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 35 min · 369 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 369 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 373 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 373 flights
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