Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Fort Myers
1,105 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–RSW arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,162 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights1,162
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather54%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 MDW → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,212 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 35 min · 792 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 40 min · 712 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 60 min · 421 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 85 min · 346 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 486 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 535 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 484 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 508 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 511 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 516 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 443 flights
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