Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Fort Myers
1,084 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–RSW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,624 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.5%Flights1,356
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9065 minCancel7.1%Flights268
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline67%
- Weather31%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 39 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 DTW → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 1,797 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,572 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 50 min · 740 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,160 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 70 min · 388 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 751 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 835 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 836 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 767 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 811 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 834 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 823 flights
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