Historical on-time performance
Houston to Fort Myers
861 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–RSW arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 801 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights801
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft33%
- 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 IAH → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 550 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 50 min · 668 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 70 min · 1,004 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 316 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 55 min · 332 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 325 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 327 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 327 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 326 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 334 flights
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