Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Fort Myers
945 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–RSW arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 817 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights817
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)71%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 7 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 IND → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 818 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 663 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 65 min · 412 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 60 min · 500 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 100 min · 282 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 346 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 347 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 376 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 386 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 460 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 388 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 70 min · 372 flights
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