Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Nashville
722 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–BNA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 688 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 timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights688
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly RSW → BNA
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 535 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 536 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 327 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 80 min · 313 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 55 min · 50 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 229 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 20 min · 244 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 242 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 225 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 238 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 292 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 291 flights
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