Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Atlantic City
982 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–ACY arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 261 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.3%Flights261
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 RSW → ACY
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 450 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 113 flights · limited
- Overnights75% on time · p90 60 min · 294 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 80 min · 250 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 45 min · 151 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 178 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 180 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 165 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 183 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 182 flights · limited
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