Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Fort Myers
1,416 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–RSW arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,200 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.7%Flights1,200
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft20%
- 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 MSP → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,402 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,091 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,069 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 70 min · 151 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 533 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 517 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 524 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 519 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 525 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 554 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 541 flights
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