Historical on-time performance
Denver to Fort Myers
1,607 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–RSW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 942 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights720
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights222
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft42%
- 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 DEN → 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 — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,222 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 50 min · 622 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 45 min · 502 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 298 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 338 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 385 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 381 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 356 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 369 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 401 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 442 flights
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