Historical on-time performance
Newark to Fort Myers
1,068 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–RSW arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,987 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.1%Flights1,698
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights289
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 EWR → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,861 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,346 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,591 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 60 min · 575 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 85 min · 893 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 · 898 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 899 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 918 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 905 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 843 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 892 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 80 min · 911 flights
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