Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Fort Myers
133 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–RSW arrive on time 60% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate60%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 544 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time60%Median5 minp9050 minCancel0.7%Flights544
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 4 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 MCO → RSW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 73% on time.
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 282 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 55 min · 420 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 54% to 66% on time.
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 35 min · 117 flights · limited
- Tuesdays65% on time · p90 50 min · 117 flights · limited
- Mondays64% on time · p90 55 min · 110 flights · limited
- Thursdays62% on time · p90 45 min · 113 flights · limited
- Fridays61% on time · p90 50 min · 112 flights · limited
- Sundays54% on time · p90 70 min · 106 flights · limited
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