Historical on-time performance
New York to Fort Myers
1,080 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–RSW arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 839 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.1%Flights717
- American AirlinesOn-time56%Median5 minp9055 minCancel0.8%Flights122
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LGA → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,047 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 845 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 70 min · 79 flights · limited
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 90 min · 785 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 110 min · 415 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 458 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 429 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 456 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 457 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 451 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 70 min · 460 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 70 min · 460 flights
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