Historical on-time performance
New York to Fort Myers
1,074 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–RSW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,329 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.9%Flights475
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.6%Flights854
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft35%
- 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 JFK → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,953 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 65 min · 510 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 60 min · 346 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 85 min · 779 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 105 min · 348 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 545 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 554 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 567 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 562 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 558 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 50 min · 571 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 70 min · 579 flights
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