Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to Fort Myers
1,183 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–RSW arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 432 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.7%Flights432
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 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 MKE → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 295 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 500 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 80 min · 183 flights · limited
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 50 min · 208 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 142 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 135 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 160 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 159 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 267 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 161 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 177 flights · limited
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