Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Fort Myers
1,120 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–RSW arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,994 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights1,615
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.7%Flights1,094
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time51%Median5 minp90125 minCancel6.7%Flights285
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 46 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 ORD → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 3,681 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 2,640 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,108 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,208 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,165 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,267 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,279 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 1,158 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,277 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,256 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,301 flights
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