Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Fort Myers
1,105 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–RSW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,164 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights1,164
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft41%
- 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 MDW → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,211 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 30 min · 746 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 45 min · 744 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 60 min · 410 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 85 min · 398 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 77% on time.
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 520 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 532 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 520 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 496 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 515 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 432 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 494 flights
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